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TIL more people have been to outer space (more than 550) than have successfully summitted Mount K2 (less than 400). K2 or Mount Godwin-Austen is considered to be the most challenging of the 8000’ers.

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OGanX TIL that shining lasers at aircraft is a criminal offense and can impose civil penalties of up to $11,000 per violation.
45Wb TIL the gender of crocodiles is determined not by genetics, but by the temperature in which the eggs are kept in during the incubation period.
9wDd7 TIL There is a company that makes Jizzy jewelry.
vbmK TIL that an unknown Freddie Mercury, at the time a London shoe stall assistant, fitted David Bowie for a pair of boots – over 10 years before “Under Pressure” was recorded.
V4r0 TIL Osama bin Laden’s estranged son is a British resident, although his visa was initially declined because he “failed to state his father’s permanent address.”