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TIL that Mount Everest is equipped with 3G mobile service so you can tweet your ascent all the way to the summit.

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9wg7G TIL that 80% of the rice consumed by the United States is produced domestically.
JYM6k TIL when Italian researchers gave lab rats MDMA (ecstasy) and played loud music, they broke out in a full blown orgy.
4X8vX TIL Eric of Pomerania, King of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark became a pirate to make ends meet after losing his thrones
YNmx TIL North Korean spies stationed abroad have to receive training on how to shop in supermarkets, use credit cards and visit clubs, as these amenities are not commonplace in North Korea.
GYRZ5 TIL of the Puck Fair in Killorglin, Ireland. The locals find a mountain goat and bring it into town. They then have a young girl crown it as the Puck King. They then take photos with it, put it up in a tower and party for the next three days.