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TIL that an edited picture of King Yoda next to King Faisal in a historic photo slipped past the Saudi ministry of Education into an official social studies textbook.

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0demj TIL that South Africa Airways in 1967 began to use the Amílcar Cabral International Airport for its international flights Europe and America, because its aircraft were prohibited from landing in the vast majority of African countries due a boycott to apartheid.
pYdLA TIL that HM Prison Shepton Mallet (UK) was used by the American military 1942 to 1945. At the end of 1944 there were 768 soldiers imprisoned. 18 were executed at the prison: sixteen were hanged and two were shot by a firing squad. 10 of the 18 men executed there were black and three were Hispanic.
EgOZ0 TIL that Teddy Roosevelt co-led an expedition to South America where he navigated a newly discovered river called the "River of Doubt"
EgY5o TIL the black hole at the center of the Perseus Galaxy Cluster emits data that NASA “sonified” so we can hear it.
a8nrA TIL Queen Elizabeth II is the only currently active military commander who also served in World War II. She remains the Supreme Military Commander for various militaries including UK and Canada. While she has full power to direct the military, she normally delegates.