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TIL King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein of Jordan is a Star Trek fan, and appeared as an extra on an episode of Deep Space Nine.

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nr1o TIL In 2009 the University of Montreal tried to conduct a study into the views of men who never watched porn, it failed to find a single candidate.
ErEX TIL A South Korean Samsung worker committed suicide on Oct 2013 in protest against poverty wages and harsh working conditions. Choi was struggling to keep his family fed and was skipping meals to keep up with his hectic workload, which began at 7am and ended at 9pm EACH day.
VB74D TIL about the Roman Goddess Minerva. It's considered as the equivalent Greek goddess Athena!! Over time, she was attributed to goddess of almost everything; art, wisdom, protection, etc.
XE6PQ TIL that alone among Nazi-occupied nations, Albania's Jewish population actually increased during the Holocaust. The mostly Muslim population sheltered Jews from around Europe, and only five Jews were killed in Albania during the two years of Nazi rule
P5NV TIL Hunter S. Thompson shaved his head bald so he could refer to the Republican candidate as his “long-haired opponent” in the 1970 Pitken County, CO sheriff’s election. His opponent had a crew cut.