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TIL there is 3G cell service and internet capability at the peak of Mt. Everest, while only 9% of the Nepalese population has access to the internet

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46Yb TIL that despite his illegal and often homicidal tendencies, Al Capone set up multiple soup kitchens for those in need following the Stock Market crash in 1929.
kOZv4 TIL that the NASA's HQ building is owned by a Korean firm.
x6V7o TIL that the first tanks carried two pigeons for sending messages. The pigeons were thrown from dedicated hatches in the armor with short messages attached to them and flew back to headquarters.
4XZZ5 TIL Japan and Poland were allies during World War II
mVNv TIL José Mujica, considered to be “the world’s ‘poorest’ president,” donates around 90 percent of his monthly salary, approximately $12,000, to charity.