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TIL That if Everest were in New York city, and you stood on top of it, you would be able to see Montreal.

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LQvdm TIL As a teenager Bernhard Riemann finished all 900 pages in Legendre's book on the Theory of Numbers in six days. Riemann later challenged what the dimension of real space was and what geometry described real space, ideas too far ahead of its time to be appreciated by most scientists of that time
ADXNd TIL The actor who portrays the elder brother Reese in Malcolm in the Middle (Justin Berfield) is actually younger than the actor who portrayed the “middle” child, Malcolm (Frankie Muniz).
Zdpa TIL the sternocleidomastoid (neck muscle) is often included by creature designers to alien characters to make them seem more attractive and familiar as the muscle is a uniquely mammalian feature. C-3PO has them in the form of pistons on his neck, and so do the good guys in Star Trek.
yQevl TIL people in Medieval times accused of crimes could opt for a "trial by ordeal" where they stick their hands in boiling water, if innocent, God would stop them burning. The priests who administered this would secretly cool the water beforehand if they thought the defendant was innocent
awXX0 TIL: Muhammad Ali knocked down only 4 times in his entire 21-years career. In all of them, he stood up within 5 seconds.