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TIL Approximately 24,152 people have died climbing Denali including 11 in 1992. In addition. it costs about $11,000 to climb

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OoWaR TIL when Brendan Shanahan was 14 years old, he asked star hockey player Rick Vaive for an autograph, but was rudely brushed away. 4 years later, Shanahan was in the NHL, and fought and beat up Vaive the first time they played against each other
Ooar4 TIL the North American PlayStation 1 controller is about 10% larger than the Japanese version, due to a majority of North Americans having larger hands than the average Japanese person.
lZA7 TIL in Japan, your blood type is treated like your Zodiac sign is in the West, but they’re even more serious about it. “What’s your blood type?” is a common question to be asked, and there are even blood type horoscopes, etc.
grrl8 TIL the height of a Smurf is 3 apples tall
ne9LG TIL when Macy’s added giant balloons to the Thanksgiving parade in 1927, they were released at the end of the parade. Anyone who recovered and returned one got $100.