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TIL the tallest mountain in our solar system is Olympus Mons, a volcano on Mars that stands 22 km (14 miles) high, almost three times the height of Mount Everest.

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pYvrG TIL: There is a museum of toilet in New Delhi named Sulabh International Museum Of Toilets. It features rare collection of toilets from 2500BC up to today and gives a view of evolution of toilet related social custom, sanitary habits and technology and shows how deep rooted a simple toilet is.
DNQj TIL that when the Greek city of Megara was under siege by Macedonians, the Megarians lit pigs on fire and sent them to the enemy elephants. The elephants ran and the siege was broken.
GRO4 TIL Dr Pepper was designed to be drank hot, as well as cold.
Vj5m TIL Abraham Lincoln once gave a speech in Bloomington, Illinois so captivating that it caused every single reporter present to forget to take notes. There is no copy of this speech in existence, and we can only guess at the content. This speech is known as Abraham Lincoln’s ‘Lost Speech’.
wo60E TIL Eating cold or light meals in the summer heat might seem like a good idea, but your body actually uses more energy to digest it! So it's better to have a full, hot meal!