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TIL - The tallest mountain in the World is Not Everest

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ZpGOG TIL that Granny Smith apples originated near Sydney, Australia in 1868 and were only first imported en masse to the US in the 1970’s.
epdxD TIL The Harlem Globetrotters once lost track of a game and found themselves down 12 with 2 minutes left. Forced to play normal basketball, they rallied but could not recover. When the final buzzer sounded, the crowd was dumbfounded and disappointed. Some children in the stands cried after the loss.
Yppb7 Short answer: It's complicated
m1npE TIL that in Laos, people practice 'whole animal eating' to avoid being wasteful. This means they not only eat all the meat and organs of animals but also their bile/vomit, which is called "ki aun" or "soft poo". Unsurprisingly, it smells like poop. But apparently it tastes like chicken.
0wDDv TIL Raul Julia or 'Gomez' from Addams Family (1991) was visibly ill with stomach cancer on set of the sequel. He died less than a year later.