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TIL: General Motors hired Prostitutes to discredit Ralph Nader

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PxeZ TIL there are more variations in the game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
9Y5ZD TIL that NASA investigates giraffe blood system to improve suit for astronauts.
KYXAB TIL that Saudi Arabia is planning to construct a 1600 ft tall, 75 mile long skyscraper in their arid Northwest region at an estimated cost of $100-$200 billion
6D1m TIL it costs between 35,000-80,000 US dollars to climb Mount Everest. The permit alone costs 11,000 dollars.
e9NJ TIL a Swedish couple tried naming their son ‘Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116’(pronounced Albin) as a protest against the naming law in Sweden. It was rejected. They later submitted 'A’ (also pronounced Albin) but was also rejected due to a prohibition on one-letter naming.