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TIL that the summit of Mt. Everest is made of marine limestone which means the highest point on earth was once at the bottom of the sea.

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b9Gb7 TIL that 75 percent of all silent films ever made are estimated to be completely lost, as well as half of all films made from 1927 to 1950
wLK51 TIL in the 19th Century, a turnspit dog was a short-legged, long-bodied dog bred to run on a wheel to turn meat for even cooking
M7RAB TIL Macaulay Culkin's legal name is "Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin."
gMNaL TIL that in 2012, 10 year old Clara Lazen accidentally invented a new type of molecule called Tetranitratoxycarbon, they found out when she assembled carbon, oxygen and nitrogen atoms in a random way on a model. The teacher passed it on to a friend, and it was new. In the paper, she was credited.
mDeP TIL that Vegas is running out of water and electricity. After a 14-year drought, experts say that the water level in the reservoir created by the Hoover Dam which provides Vegas with water and power is now well below half full.