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TIL more people climbed Mt Everest than the number of people who ran a mile in under 4 minutes

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x61PB TIL "Monster Mash" re-entered the Hot 100 (at #37) for Halloween 2021. It had last charted in 1973.
GARng TIL dyslexic World Memory Champion Dominic O’ Brien set a Guinness World Record by memorizing 2808 playing cards (54 packs) after looking at each card only once. He made only 8 errors.
KO7KQ TIL about "JanSporting", the act of putting a backpack on the intoxicated to prevent them from turning on their back while unconscious.
x6K1D TIL in Han China there were two men with the same name (Han Xin) at the same time who had very similar life trajectories. Both fought the Qin dynasty and joined the Han, both were given vassal kingdoms due to military achievements, and both were killed in 196 BC in connection with the same rebellion
X0aOD TIL: US President Gerald Ford turned down offers to play in the NFL for the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers after graduating from the University of Michigan