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TIL There is 3G cell service and internet capabilities at the peak of Mt. Everest.

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j6jAj TIL Serj, Daron, and Shavo of System of a Down all went to the same elementary school. Although they were not acquainted at the time due to a gap in their ages.
OGDEe TIL: A Blue Whale's heartbeat can be detected from 2 miles away, weighs roughly 400 lbs, is around the same size as a golf cart and will slow from 25-37 beats per minute to only 4-8 during deep dives
DQwng TIL for over 50 years a giant whale terrorised the waters around 6th century Constantinople, sinking ships and generally wreaking havoc.
oRJXr TIL that small black holes are more violent than supermassive ones: the tidal forces at the event horizon gets substantially weaker the larger the black hole—you can theoretically survive a trip beyond the point of no return without being crushed
J17Xv TIL Mama is an (almost) universal word