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TIL that over the last three millenia, Tibetans have evolved, allowing them to withstand high altitudes with more success than their ancestors

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7r70O TIL that there are four national cemeteries that are allowed to fly their flags at half mast all the time - Pearl Harbor, Gettysburg, Arlington, and Mackinac Island
16pVX TIL The tallest mountain in our solar system is not on Earth, but rather on Mars. Olympus Mons is approximately 13.6 miles high which is three times the height of Mount Everest (tallest mountain on Earth).
ZDLD TIL that crime in the USA has declined steadily since the 1990’s.
Bg87D TIL when the NEAR Shoemaker satellite landed on asteroid Eros in 2001, Gregory Nemitz sued NASA for parking on his property (in parking space #29) at a rate of 20¢/year
4X7NN TIL of Henry the Young King, son to Henry II of England, who was crowned co-king in 1170, theoretically to rule in association with his father, and again in 1172. Although the Young King received no share of his father’s power, he was called Henry III by contemporaries and certain later chroniclers.