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TIL that in 2015 nobody made it to the top of Mount Everest, but 24 people died attempting to

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Oo8d6 TIL the scientific adviser to the 2014 film Interstellar spent two weeks talking Christopher Nolan out of having a character travelling faster than the speed of light, as it defies the laws of physics
yVZGX TIL Lima beans are so-named because they come from Peru
R5vNa TIL that rabbits don't really eat carrots all the time and this is a myth. Carrots are too high in sugar and should only be given as an occasional treat. Rabbits mainly eat hay and/or grass, some leafy greens and a small, measured amount of pellets.
LQQ69 TIL that a Cuban military pilot defected to the US in a MIG-23, and later piloted a Cessna BACK to Cuba to exfiltrate his wife and children.
GA9G7 TIL Domino's tried to create the ultimate pizza delivery vehicle using driver feedback. The result was a single-seat car that had a built-in warming oven and could carry 45 pizzas and a dozen large bottles of soda. It was estimated to save drivers 30 seconds per delivery.