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TIL there were only 16 episodes of Hong Kong Phooey

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Eb1p TIL that the first instance of Telephone hold music was a mistake that was caused by a loose piece of wire touching a metal girder at a factory. It turned the building into a giant radio antenna that would play music from a next-door radio station when people were put on hold.
MnL0 TIL that Kyoto, the former capital of Japan, just means “capital city” and Tokyo means “eastern capital”
yVoep TIL Japan's real name as it's called in the Japanese word "Nihon" (日本) literally translates as: The "Land of the Rising Sun"/"The Origin of the Sun". This name was apparently given because the sun rose over Japan from China's POV. The English word "Japan" comes from a different early Mandarin word.
GJNg TIL Lockheed Skunkworks is working on SR-72, the successor to the legendary SR-71, with a speed of Mach 6 and powered by a radical new engine which combines the features of a turbine and a scramjet.
pYM94 TIL Fossa's are the top predator in Madagascar and mainly hunt lemurs.