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TIL Mount Everest grows in height by 4mm (0.16in) every year

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G055 TIL hundreds of vehicles involved with Volkswagen’s Diesel-Emissions Scandal are sitting in the abandoned Pontiac Silverdome parking lot
E1970 TIL of Grietje Scott, who at 90 years old revealed her secret to her family. She was actually a highly decorated member of the Dutch underground in WWII and part of an elite fighting force. She had never told anyone about it and not even her family knew.
xVw5D TIL Large sections of Montana and Washington used to be covered by a massive lake held back by ice. When the ice broke it released 4,500 megatons of force, 90 times more powerful than the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated, moving 50 cubic miles of land.
7y5P TIL That Mormons have a worldwide disaster preparedness network with tons of stored food, a supply distribution chain, and backup communications network. When there is no emergency, they give the food away.
R5K6l TIL that a boy saw 17 doctors over the course of three years for chronic pain he was experiencing, but none were able to find a diagnosis that explained all of his symptoms. His mother then provided a list of his symptoms to ChatGPT which ultimately provided them with a diagnosis.