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

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Zxpo TIL that the only difference between a hurricane, cyclone and typhoon is where in the world they are.
d8bMj TIL that during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 6 Japanese planes accidentally tried to land on the carrier USS Yorktown
XmYr TIL there is a Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with gold called Kintsugi or Kintsukuroi. The style embraces the flaws and imperfections of the artifact as well as highlights them.
1awOW TIL of Bob Jones University - a Protestant college in Greenville, SC that lost its tax-exempt status due to racial discrimination, and chose to pay millions in taxes rather than change its policies regarding interracial dating.
rN1E4 TIL sperm oil(whales) was used in automotive transmissions until the 1970s. When they stopped using it, transmission failures rose significantly.