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TIL of Mt Elbert and Mt Massive, the tallest mountains in Colorado and so close in height, people keep building rock piles on one or the other to make it the tallest.

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xVPg0 TIL that Aaron Burr once set out to write an official history of the Revolutionary War. When George Washington found out, he blocked then-Senator Burr's access to the National Archives.
gMje4 TIL that a lot of popular music from the 60s to the 90s are well known by Generations X, Y and Millennials but are not recognized by most Gen Z which shows a generation gap when it comes to music.
KOBj6 TIL that eating too much spinach can lead to an excessive build-up of gas, bloating, and cramps. The culprit is the fact that spinach is high in fiber and has lots of oxalate, which can be harmful in large amounts.
0wBR TIL that “Facebook is blue because Zuckerberg is color-blind”
LQ060 TIL of the Order of the Solar Temple, a New Age cult that claimed to be founded on the ideals of the Knights Templar. In 1994, they were responsible for the death of a 3 month old baby in Quebec; some time after, many members committed mass suicide in France, Switzerland and Canada.