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TIL the tallest known mountain in the solar system is on an asteroid.

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JYX6Q TIL the birth control pill used to be known as the "red pill"
ZN1R TIL William Lear, Founder of the Lear Jet Corporation, named one of his daughters Crystal Shanda Lear
0dwJp TIL Baseballs used to be made by the pitcher themselves. Cores of the balls were made from anything ranging from old melted shoes to fish eyes.
45rg TIL that hall of fame Chicago Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray was estimated to have drank 73,000 Budweisers during his lifetime.
v1n5x TIL the idea for the McDonald's Happy Meal originated in Guatemala. Created by manager Yolanda Fernández de Cofiño to simplify the menu for busy parents, it was later brought to the attention of the Chicago office who developed it further and deployed it in the U.S.