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

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E1xPo TIL Marie Antoinette never said "let them eat cake", rather she was moved by the plight of the poor and was known for her generous donations. The statement was attributed to detractors trying to get rid or the royal family.
GMkG TIL that in 1958 in Monroe, North Carolina, two black boys, 7-old David Simpson and 9-old James Hanover Thompson, were arrested after being kissed by a white girl on their cheeks in a neighborhood game. They were charged with molestation and sent to reform school.
69M4m TIL about the Rubens tube, also known as a flame tube, invented by German physicist Heinrich Rubens in 1905. A tube capped on both ends is filled with gas has 100 tiny flames that creates soundwave visualization
GYbl5 TIL in 2020 the Marshall Islands, a country with about 60,000 inhabitants, had 3,683 ship registrations. This was due to MI's status as a flag of convenience - a country with advantageous conditions for registering ships there instead of the owner's country.
MeaNa TIL that Jim Cramer worked at a hedge fund and openly explained how to illegally manipulate the stock market. He is now the most familiar face on TV for financial advice.