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TIL the hardest shot in bowling is not 7-10, it's the "Greek Church" (4-6-7-9-10)

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QJ7wL TIL in Japan it is considered rude to tip staff at restaurants, as it's considered an act of pity
8aLM4 TIL why "w" is pronounced double-u. The Roman alphabet did not have the letter"w" so when Latin was first used in Old English, they needed to invent a symbol for the sound made by "w" - so they made it "uu" (there was no "v" in Old English). 400 years later, Norman scribes conjoined it to become "w"
grKD8 TIL about the Richat Structure, "Eye of the World" in the Sahara desert
Nb76 TIL that there is an island town in Michigan that has banned motor vehicles except for snowmobiles and emergency vehicles. In the summer it’s a tourist attraction, but in the winter it has a population of 500 and is unreachable without a plane until the ice bridge forms.
OoPjR TIL: After James Cameron came up with the idea for "The Terminator" movie, he sold the rights to the idea for just $1, in exchange for being able to write and direct the movie, which launched his career