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TIL the Mount Everest isn't called by that name by the locals of the Himalayan region. The Tibetans named the mountain "Chomolungma" (Holy Mother Mountain) while the Nepalese call it "Sagarmatha" (Goddess Sky Mountain). The Chinese use the either the Tibetan name or Shengmu Feng (Holy Mother Peak).

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v1bm8 TIL that Shirley Temple’s youngest daughter, Lori Black aka Lorax, played bass for the American metal band Melvins and that she and band leader Buzz Osbourne were major influences on a young Kurt Cobain.
E1bPW TIL wigs are still a part of British criminal courts. Judges and barristers, their term for lawyers, have specific standards for wigs that must be worn during criminal case hearings.
neLKo TIL of a town in the state of Arizona named "Nothing", which, fittingly, has a population of zero, although it once had a gas station, a small convenience store and at its height, 4 people living there
PYPvw TIL Discovery Channel survival expert Ed Stafford was the first person to walk the length of the Amazon River from source to sea. He thought it might take a year, it took him 860 days.
eoKg TIL in 2007, the largest Colossal Squid was captured by fishermen. They froze it for preservation, but when scientists decided to dissect it, they considered using a giant microwave to thaw it, since letting it thaw normally would take days and the outside of the squid might rot before the inside.