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TIL of Puncak Jaya, a 16,024 ft mountain on New Guinea. It is the highest mountain on an island on Earth. In 1623 a Dutch explorer saw glaciers on the mountain and was ridiculed in Europe when he said he had seen snow near the equator. The sighting went unverified for over two centuries.

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WkB1X TIL velcro was invented by a Swiss electrical engineer after a hunting trip in the Alps in 1941. He took a close look at the burrs of burdock that stuck to his clothes and his dog’s fur and developed the technology for commercial use in the 1950s.
0dXJN TIL that women can give birth to twins with different biological fathers (heteropaternal superfecundation). The frequency has not been established, but one study found it occurred in around 1 in every 42 cases of fraternal twins whose parents were involved in paternity disputes.
VejB TIL The Eiffel Tower was inaugurated the same year Nintendo was founded.
Brnyd TIL all three cars with the highest Consumer Reports test scores are BMWs. The only other brands with cars in their Top 5 are Tesla and Kia.
45Da TIL that blue Smarties were not removed from circulation for making kids hyper, but instead because when Nestle were replacing artificial dyes with natural ones, no natural dye could be found which would make smarties blue