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TIL A man who summited Everest 12 times after recovering from shattered heels, has the last name "Cool"

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QNWO6 TIL about the 1977 Washington DC hostage taking incident, where a slinter group of the Nation of Islam stormed city hall, a Jewish center, and as Islamic center. They took 149 hostages, two of whom were killed, and demanded the cancellation of a movie about the family of Mohammad.
a88vZ TIL the Masai Tribe in Africa donated 14 cows to the United States after 9/11
QJE1d TIL Eminem set the Guiness World Record with “Rap God” for most words in a hit single. The song has a record breaking 1560 words in 6 minutes 4 seconds and averaging 4.28 words per second. One section of the song features 97 words in 15 seconds at 6.5 words per second.
yK0J TIL In 2006, a 16 year old won an iMac, 10 iPods, a $10,000 iTunes gift card, a scholarship in his name at the Juilliard School, and a personal phone call from Steve Jobs upon purchasing Apples 1 billionth song from the iTunes Store.
LQEg9 TIL that in the U.S. in 1902, more than half of new car registrations were for steam-powered cars. Steam engines were safe, reliable, and familiar, having already been used in trains and boats. However, they were heavy, slow to start (the water had to boil), and required constant attention.