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TIL Mt. Thor on Baffin Island, Canada, has Earth’s greatest sheer vertical drop (4,101 feet).You can take one step off the peak and fall nearly a mile before you hit anything.

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D1ege TIL: That during the Columbine massacre, two 9.8 kilogram propane bombs were planted in the school cafeteria right before lunch. Had the bombs not fail to detonate, it is estimated that 488 students in the cafeteria at the time would have been killed or severely injured as a result.
JYwWk TIL Within 48 hours of quitting smoking, your senses of smell and taste begin to return to normal.
4XYeo TIL Betty white's character, Rose Nyland, on The Golden Girls, had a brush with HIV. The show, titled “72 Hours,” centered on Rose after she learns that a blood transfusion she received may have exposed her to HIV. The message of the show was that HIV and AIDS had the potential to affect anyone.
GAo9Q TIL of the Long March 3B disaster. On 15 February 1996, the Long March 3B launch rocket failed during launch, veering off course immediately after liftoff and crashing into a village. The Chinese government reported that six people were killed and 57 injured. The village has since disappeared.
16r0O TIL Gaston is an original character created for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1991) he was inspired of screenwritter Linda Woolverton's ex-boyfriend.