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TIL there are still unclimbed mountains on Earth, also referred to as "virgin peaks"

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jRZj TIL the “Nation” referred to by the National Hockey League (NHL) is Canada
QB8X TIL Insects Are More Closely Related to Lobsters and Crabs Than They Are to Centipedes and Millipedes
j0eM TIL Prince used the heartbeat of his unborn son as part of the percussion in his song Sex in the Summer on the album Emancipation. One month before the album was released his son died of a congenital birth defect shortly after birth.
57y8 TIL there is a small island which sole inhabitants are 50-400 indigenous people who keep attacking and killing visitors
e06PL TIL a space shuttle’s main engine is 99.9% efficient, meaning that almost all of its hydrogen and oxygen is used to create thrust. By comparison, an automobile engine is only about 30% efficient.