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TIL there is a mountain in Canada called “Unnecessary Mountain”.

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0pQp TIL there is a political party in the Israeli parliament dedicated to environmentalism, the rights of Palestinians, dismantling settlements, social democracy, and the rights of minorities.
dD9YQ TIL Franz Kafka held a lifelong belief that other people found him mentally and physically repulsive. In reality, many who met him found him to be handsome, intelligent, and possessing a good sense of humor.
OoAP1 TIL that although no longer connected to the beer company, Guinness World Records was founded by the managing director of Guinness Brewery in the 1950s.
O6xX TIL In the USA Ice Cream has to have milkfat. So Vegan Ice Cream cannot be called Ice Cream
Ype67 TIL Dr. Elsie Inglis founded the Scottish Women's Hospitals Committee in order to create a mobile army hospital staffed by women. By 1917, 4 hospitals and 14 medical units had been created, staffed by over 1000 women doctors, nurses, orderlies and drivers.