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TIL that King Abdullah of Jordan once appeared on Star Trek: Voyager

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O5EY TIL that 2 guys raised a lion cub until it was mature, released it back to Kenya, and reunited with it a year later to find that he was leader of his own pride.
olvE TIL that a Hungarian man named László Polgár believed that any child could become a genius in any field as long as education starts before they turn 3 and they begin to specialise at 6. His youngest, Judit, became the strongest female chess player of all time and ranked within the world’s top ten.
N7088 TIL measuring 4086mi^2, the largest salt pan Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is so flat that rain can’t drain, creating the world’s largest natural mirror. It’s also 5x better for satellite calibration than the surface of the ocean, and an elevation measurement accuracy of 0.8 inches
vP054 TIL that Gene Roddenberry originally did not want to cast Patrick Stewart as Picard, since he had envisioned an actor who was "masculine, virile, and had a lot of hair".
4kmvN TIL That a "census-designated place" called "Rough and Ready" (named after Zachary Taylor) in Nevada County, California declared secession from the United States in 1850 (During the California Gold Rush) to avoid mining taxes. It voted to rejoin the union 3 months later on July 4th.