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TIL that Kangchenjunga, the 3rd highest mountain in the world, has never had a human on its summit. All climbers stop six feet short, respecting an old promise made to the King of Sikkim.

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4YB6 TIL of Airforce Cadet Matthew La Porte who was studying at Virginia Tech when the shootings took place. He barricaded the door in an attempt to protect his classmates and when the shooter broke through he charged him and was shot seven times while his classmates escaped.
oRj5E TIL that the head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), Sir Richard Moore, is the grandson of an IRA soldier that fought in the Irish War of Independence against British rule
J1Djl TIL about the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, an award for films at the Cannes Festival that follow Christian themes and morales
6eYY TIL Osama bin Laden came within minutes of killing Bill Clinton
LkGpv TIL Henry Ford made a car out of hemp that was 10X stronger than steel