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TIL the summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone made up of fossilised remains of ocean creatures

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7rD7p TIL that there was once a two-foot triangle of private property in the middle of New York City, due to bizarre planning decisions in the early 20th century.
P14Zg TIL that Heather Bresch, CEO of Mylan that increased the price of EpiPens by 461 percent, from about $100 for a package of two pens to about $600. Also the daughter of Sen. Joe Manchin.
wowr6 TIL Tetrachromats (mostly women) can distinguish upto 100 million colours since they posses a 4th type of cone cell , apart from having the regular RBG cone cells
AN6Qa TIL United States is the only country in the world which applies the same tax regime to all its citizens, regardless of where they live
mxRGY TIL Hey Jude, Life on Mars, Tiny Dancer, and many other famous tunes/albums were all recorded on the same piano at Trident Studios.