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TIL: The King of Jordan, Abdullah bin al-Hussein was an extra on Star Trek: Voyager

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VZ8D TIL that despite widespread disapproval of organ donation after death, in 2014, 17% of all live kidney donations to strangers in the United States were donated by Haredi Jews, even though they are only 0.2% of the US population
Z80L4 TIL In 2011, Nicholas Cage sold a copy of the first appearance of Superman for 2 million dollars, rescuing him from bankruptcy
rNGax TIL That worldwide the daily consumption of Coca Cola is at 2.6 billion servings, or approximately 11000 soft drinks per second.
9Y15M TIL that brain freeze is a not-very serious condition that is simply your body’s reaction to eating too-cold foods. Its scientific name is "phenopalatine ganglioneuralgia"
jNaka TIL the best snow for skiing is made up of snowflakes called fernlike stellar dendrites. These snowflakes are the largest type of snowflakes, diameters exceeding 5 mm, and are extremely thin and light, so they make a low density snowpack.