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TIL it costs about $65,000 to climb Mt. Everest

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9YvLM TIL the Chinese word for contradiction, Maodun, roughly translates to ‘Spear-Shield’ which stems from an old tale of a merchant selling a spear that could break any shield and a shield that could withstand any weapon.
814Z TIL The record for the most passengers on an airplane was set in 1991 when 1086 Ethiopian jews were evacuated on a Boeing 747 to Jerusalem. The plane landed with 1088 passengers as two babies were born during the flight.
Al0n TIL I’ve never had real wasabi! It is so expensive that most “wasabi” outside of Japan is actually a mixture of horseradish, mustard and green food coloring.
1JW TIL in Indiana Kit-Kat, Nestle Crunch, and Twix bars are tax exempt. All other candy is taxable.
aed0 TIL that in medieval times it was common to have “2” sleeps per night. You would fall asleep for 4 to 5 hours, wake up for 2 hours or so and fall back to sleep for another 3 to 4. It’s been suggested that we may have evolved this way to tend to the fire in order to keep us warm and safe.