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TIL corpses are used as navigation and landmarks on Mount Everest

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wL5eE TIL that right before launching the two Voyagers, NASA scientists used kitchen-grade aluminum foil to cover critical parts of the probes to protect it from unanticipated radiation at Jupiter. It worked.
DQYWD TIL Limp Bizkit was the last band to play on top of the World Trade Center in September 2000.
0w8Ep TIL of Chartreuse, a storied French liqueur with a recipe that dates back to the early 1600s. The recipe originated in an old alchemical textbook presented to an order of monks by an artillery marshal of the French army. The original order of monks retains brewing rights to this day.
05Vj TIL A UK Election candidate who got zero votes demanded a recount because he knew he voted for himself.
jaYp TIL there is a grocery store named “Thanksgiving” in Paris that sells U.S. “cuisine” like Pop-Tarts, Heinz ketchup, and Skippy peanut butter to homesick ex-pats.