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TIL Mt Everest is in Nepal and China with the peak on the border.

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wnwJ TIL A man apprehended a drunken police officer and locked him in the back of his own vehicle.
6EP57 TIL of convicted train robber Frank Grigware, who escaped from federal prison in 1910. A short 6 years later, he became mayor of the small town of Spirit River, Alberta. The FBI discovered him in 1933, but his extradition request was dropped due to 'serious doubts' about his original conviction.
a8Or0 TIL Michelin Tire Co. created the Michelin Guide and star ratings for restaurants in the 1900s to boost adoption of automobiles and, by extension, their tires.
yaX8 TIL Coal and gas are far more harmful than nuclear power
JY8KQ TIL Patrick Reynolds, grandson of tobacco’s RJ Reynolds, is an anti-smoking advocate, operates an anti-smoking organization, and tours the world speaking out against smoking