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TIL more people have climbed Mt Everest than the smallest mountain in the world (Mount Wycheproof)

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1axJX TIL that Exxon used to be known as Esso, a phonetic spelling of "S.O." for Standard Oil after it was forced to break up into 34 smaller companies. It is still widely known as Esso outside the US.
v1JLK TIL that the "Heidi Game" refers to when NBC prematurely cut away from their broadcast of a 1968 US pro football game to show the film Heidi; in the game's final seconds, the Raiders scored two touchdowns to beat the Jets. The TV audience had no idea about the surprise outcome.
Rv1a TIL The UK release of Fallout changed all indications of the word “drug” to “chems” that would become the standard for the series since Fallout 3
graO8 TIL that in 1929, American Paul Galvin did not invent the car radio, but instead realized and eventually capitalized on the viability of the emerging trend. Along with his brother Joseph and William Lear, he made the car radio as important to driving as the steering wheel.
69lGY TIL that Angel City FC of the National Women’s Soccer League has a long list of celebrity owners, including Jennifer Garner, Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria, Mia Hamm, and several former members of the U.S. Women’s National Team.