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TIL Mount Washington, N.H. has more deaths per vertical foot than any other mountain in the world.

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ZpnrB TIL that after every victory, whether home or away, the Sacramento Kings of the NBA light a 1800 watt purple colored laser top their arena as a rallying icon for their fans. Nicknamed "The Beam", it has become a symbol of Sacramento and is visible from dozens of miles away from the arena.
ePK6 TIL that is 2009 two men randomly decided to attack two men dressed in drag. It turned out the two drag queens were cage fighters in fancy dress.
kJb9d TIL as prey animals, horses are naturally skittish and jumpy so their trainers have to coach them not to get spooked so easily, a process called "Desensitization"
6EPmW TIL of Richard "Dick" Proenneke. He lived alone in the Alaskan wilderness for 30 years. A documentary was made of his life, using this personal footage.
78wrO TIL that U.S presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on the same day — July 4, 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the adopting of the Declaration of Independence.