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TIL Mount Everest isn’t the highest mountain on Earth. Because the Earth bulges at the equator the Ecuadorian mountain Chimborazo is higher, but Mount Everest is taller compared to sea level.

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OoOdL TIL that upon learning that Jackie Chan was in a relationship in real life, one Japanese fan ended her life, and another poisoned herself in the offices of Golden Harvest, a Hong Kong film company.
R7nO8 TIL that when The Beatles first met Elvis Presley for the first (and only) time in August 1965, they were so starstruck that Elvis said that he would go to bed unless one of the band members spoke to him. The Beatles ended up spending between 2 and 3 hours with him.
9w66G TIL Deep sea creatures such as The Hoff (crabs named after David Hasselhoff for their hairy chests) have high levels of piezolytes that help water molecules and proteins withstand very high pressures.
a8470 TIL that Tupac Shakur was not pronounced dead at the scene of his shooting in Las Vegas. He was taken to a hospital, where he died six days later.
xVmWw TIL Alfred Thomson, British Artist, became the last person to win a Gold Medal for painting as medals for art. The 1948 Olympic Games in London would be the last time art was a category in the Olympics.