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TIL that the top of Mount Chimborazo is farther from the Earth's center than Mount Everest

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OoKE1 TIL The US Department of Agricultural uses M-44 "Cyanide Bombs" to control wildlife population
LkYvv TIL George Orwell's 1984 was heavily inspired in terms of themes and plot by Russian Yevgeny Zamyatin's 'We', an anti-utopian book which Orwell has stated had a great impact on him. The book was written 26 years before Orwell's 1984 but looks critical acclaim it deserves.
ZkWQ TIL: If you’re 18-43, healthy and can stick a cotton swab in your mouth, you can join the National Bone Marrow Registry for free, and maybe, save a life.
X0Pdr TIL Bruce Springsteen wrote three songs that made it to the top 20 in the 1970s - sung by other performers. He didn't chart that high himself until 1980, with "Hungry Heart," which he originally intended for the Ramones.
9Yj07 TIL an expedition to find the Niger River accidentally chose the Niger River as a starting point.