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TIL there’s Wi-Fi on Mount Everest for the climbers.

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Q6Nk TIL Christmas tradition dictates that a man is allowed to kiss any woman standing underneath mistletoe and that bad luck will befall any woman who refuses the kiss. With each kiss a berry is to be plucked from the mistletoe and the kissing must stop after all the berries have been removed.
R7p5j TIL that when glasses for nearsightedness began to appear in the 15th Century, because they were unusual and rare they were seen as having magical powers, and people who wore glasses were thought to be in league with the devil.
N7rPb TIL that the term "litterbug" was popularized by Keep America Beautiful, which was created by "beer, beer cans, bottles, soft drinks, candy, cigarettes" manufacturers to shift public debate away from radical legislation to control the amount of waste these companies were (and still are) putting out.
Qay6 TIL that the “natural flavoring” in some vanilla, strawberry, and raspberry flavored foods is a substance derived from the scent sacs of a beavers butthole.
R7vYw TIL The meter (metre) was originally defined to be one ten millionth of the distance between the North Pole and the Equator through Paris