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TIL: For the first time since 1974, nobody climbed to the top of Mount Everest last year.

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N8jP TIL that although it was decided by early Christians not to be put in the bible, there is a gospel called the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. This gospel is about Jesus’ childhood and has stories of Jesus cursing other children and making them die and in one case making another child wither into a corpse.
ZpDR4 TIL that the original recipe of Coca-Cola contained cocaine
D17Xj TIL the original lyrics to "This Land Is Your Land" contained the words "There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me. The sign was painted, said 'Private Property.' But on the backside, it didn't say nothing. This Land was made for you and me" were not released due to McCarthyism.
xVe65 TIL When Princess Diana went to Disneyland she made her sons Harry and William wait in line just like everyone else.
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