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TIL that the 188 highest mountains are all in Asia. #189, Aconcagua, is in Argentina. It’s considered an easy climb by mountaineering standards, but so many people try to climb it that deaths happen every year.

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grWRX TIL there are actually three Lunar Roving Vehicles parked on the moon. These were left behind from the final three Apollo missions - 15, 16 and 17 (Aug 1971, Apr 1972 and Dec 1972 respectively). For the last 50 years, I have believed only one LRV was ever taken to the moon.
agRM TIL that Pluto is smaller than Russia.
awywb TIL that after the Sex Pistols said the f-word on the Bill Grundy show in 1976, lorry driver Jason Holmes was so outraged he kicked in the screen of his brand new TV and complained to Thames Television about the damage
16ag7 TIL that before the Second World War, one reason solders were given anti-tank rifles was to preserve the morale of infantry during a tank assault.
eNX5 TIL In 2011, a team at the U.S. Department of Energy hacked into a one of the most commonly used electronic voting machines and concluded in their report: “anyone with $26 in parts and an eighth-grade science education would be able to manipulate the outcome of an election.”