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TIL that there is 4G mobile coverage on the summit of Mount Everest

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MPpm TIL that soldiers use Silly String in Iraq for bomb detection. It travels far enough where a soldier can shoot it across most rooms, and it’s light enough such that if some Silly String lands on the tripwire, it won’t cause the bomb to explode.
Alpl TIL there is a beverage in developement that will contain every known essential nutrient for the body, eliminating the need to eat.
dbaK TIL Chevy Chase played drums in college for a band called The Leather Canary, which he referred to as a “bad Jazz band”. After leaving, two bandmembers and classmates went on to be successful as the band Steely Dan.
p85e4 TIL Connaught Place, an example of Georgian architecture, was made to serve the elite living in Delhi and was inspired by the Royal Crescent in Bath. It also boasts of India’s first underground and air-conditioned market, Palika Bazaar
rRL5y TIL: Stephen King wrote over 15 books in his career!