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

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5YJLB TIL that Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, also wrote another book considered one of the worst horror novels of all time. The Lair of the White Worm has been described as "one of the most spectacularly incoherent novels ever to reach print", and H. P. Lovecraft called it "almost infantile".
695bJ TIL chameleons can move their eyes completely independently of one another. They can see in almost any direction, giving them almost 360° vision.
kOdW4 TIL movie frame rates were originally measured in feet of film per minute instead of in frames per second, which is where the term “footage” came from
GYyJG TIL Adolf Hitler lived and died rich. In 1945 he was thought to have been worth $3 Billion USD by today’s standards.
699dm TIL self checkouts can recognise produce items and they give you a list to choose from based on what they ‘see’