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TIL that the painting completed at the highest elevation on earth was of the K2 mountain which took 10 days to complete and required the artist to survive off the dirty watercolor paint water.

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7rbBb TIL about Calixa Lavallée a Canadian who fought for the Union in the American Civil War. He later went on to compose the music for “O Canada” the Canadian national anthem. 33-55,000 Canadians fought for the Union in the Civil War.
QJ45M TIL that when Eisenhower planned to visit Japan in 1960, the government called on Yakuza bosses to lend tens of thousands of their men as security guards.
W0DA TIL in 1996, snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan was brought to a disciplinary hearing for saying he played better with his bad hand than his opponent did with his good hand. Using his bad hand, he won 3 straight games against a world-ranked player. The charges were dropped.
LQDnp TIL that basketball star Magic Johnson claims that he invented the "high five" while at college in the 1970s.
kJdoe TIL that the Talyllyn Railway was the world’s first railway to be preserved as a heritage railway.