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TIL Mt. Everest has 3G coverage

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XGbP TIL that in Japan, May 9th is officially recognized as “Goku Day” to honor the protagonist of the Dragonball series.
Z8DOR TIL in 1995, NASA astronomer Bob Williams wanted to point the Hubble telescope at the darkest part of the sky for 100 hours. Critics said it was a waste of valuable time, and he'd have to resign if it came up blank. Instead it revealed over 3,000 galaxies, in an area 1/30th as wide as a full moon
QVAp TIL the day after the Burning of Washington D.C. by British troops in 1814, a possible hurricane put out the flames, followed by a tornado that forced the British back to their ships. It became known as the “Storm that Saved Washington.”
M7Pgm TIL that two of the top three selling singles of all time are Bing Crosby Christmas songs, "White Christmas" and "Silent Night"
4X69g TIL in Marvel Comics the Asgardians were involved in a centuries long ''cold war'' with the Irish gods the Tuatha De Danann, but both groups of gods later joined forces to defeat Seth, the Egyptian god of evil.