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TIL the summit of Mount Everest is the parent peak of Aconcagua in Argentina at a distance of 17,755 km (11,032 miles)

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X0ZAk TIL Léon and Mathilda’s relationship in Leon: The Professional (1994) was inspired by director Luc Besson’s own relationship with a 12 year old girl, who he later married.
opBA TIL there is a mineral called “Cummingtonite” named after its place of discovery: Cummington, Massachusetts
waxE TIL Engineers used to rely on imprecise calculations with slide rules that only showed three decimal points but designed the Empire State Building, Saturn V rocket with them. As a result, they designed conservatively by making walls thicker and bridges stronger than needed
KOrXJ TIL Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a writer on the revival of Veronica Mars.
pYdYb TIL: About the USS Wolverine a aircraft carrier during WWII with the purpose training Navy pilots, along with the USS Sable they trained over 17,000 pilots and landing signal officers, also they were the only freshwater, coal-fired, side paddle-wheel aircraft carriers used by the United States Navy.