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TIL that Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band were so poor during the recording of Trout Mask Replica that they often had to resort to stealing to feed themselves, one time even getting arrested for doing so; they were bailed out by Frank Zappa.

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awGmA TIL that Kangchenjunga, the tallest mountain until a survey of Everest in 1849, has never been fully climbed. The first people to reach the top in 1955 stopped short of the summit because they promised the ruler of Sikkim to keep the sacred mountain intact. Every climber since has done this, too.
nA9P TIL that cocaine and alcohol have nearly identical rates of addiction
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