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TIL - LG stands for Lucky Goldstar

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8eP0K TIL Gangkhar Puensum is the tallest mountain in Bhutan and the tallest unclimbed mountain at 7,570 m (24,840 ft). Gankhar Puensum will likely remain the tallest unclimbed mountain as mountaineering above 6,000 m (20,000 ft) has been prohibited in Bhutan since 1994 to respect spiritual beliefs.
BrwDk TIL that legendary video game composer Nobuo Uematsu is completely self-taught, and thought making video game music would be a fun side job.
ejy5 TIL that allowing food time to stand after Microwave cooking isnt just a suggestion but required after 18 people contracted Salmonella enterica in the US by skipping this step
OoKJe TIL NASA renamed sizes or early condom-based toilets from S, M, and L into "large, gigantic and humongous" because male astronauts' ego would make them grab L, regardless of the real size.
VMP78 TIL that William Francis Buckley, CIA station chief in Beirut, was kidnapped by Hezbollah and tortured for 15 months, forcing him to reveal a network of agents, who then were killed or disappeared.