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TIL that Mt. Washington in New Hampshire is considered the place with the "worst weather on planet earth" rivaling the Himalayas and polar regions.

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4XB7N TIL about Zell Kravinsky, who donated his kidney to a poor African American man. He calculated the chances of dying from the procedure at 1 in 4,000, and said "to withhold a kidney from someone who would otherwise die means valuing one’s own life at 4,000 times that of a stranger".
wanJ TIL that the US put a man on the moon before they put wheels on luggage.
Gw6g TIL in “Hey Jude” by The Beatles Paul McCartney messes up and says “fucking hell!” It’s audible in most versions.
8o4G TIL There is a rare type of lava called Natrocarbonatite. It’s so cold it glows only at night. It’s black, but within hours turns white.
9wwKD TIL Major-General Charles George Gordon was a British Army officer who made his military reputation in China. He was placed in command of the "Ever Victorious Army" which was instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion. The Emperor of China promoted Gordon to the rank of tidu.