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TIL That there are many living descendants of the prophet Mohammed, including the current King of Jordan Abdullah II.

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8aOnZ TIL Arborglyph is the carving of shapes and symbols into the bark of living trees. Derived from arbor ‘tree’; glyphein ‘to carve’. It was also mentioned in Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’; the love-frenzied Orlando declares he will carve every tree in the Forest of Arden.
gMLQD TIL that, although "the Great White Way" is the most famous nickname for Broadway, its bright lights have also inspired the nicknames the Incandescent District, Tungsten Territory, and Mazda Lane
4jea TIL that South Africa is the only country in the world to independently develop nuclear weapons and then give them up: 6 finished warheads were dismantled in 1989.
QJBLE TIL 22-year old George Washington, who became the first president of the US, inadvertently started the French and Indian War in colonial North America.
ZyGo TIL that there’s a Death Metal band with a parrot as their front"man". They’re called “Hatebeak”.