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

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mxolE TIL after high school senior Allison Closs dressed up a cardboard cutout of Danny DeVito to go with her to prom, DeVito returned the favor by bringing a cardboard cutout of Closs to the set of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
QGrE TIL When you measure the test scores of USA schools with a child poverty rate of less than 20%, those kids outperform every nation in the world.
wLYm7 TIL in the '70s the Israeli government considered the color TVs a luxury that would increase social gaps. A "Color Killer" module had to be installed in imported TVs to prevent the appearance of color. Soon after, an Anti-"Color Killer" device was offered and purchased by 90% of color TV customers.
16GWW TIL the 1890s Art Nouveau style inspired the psychedelic look of the 1960s
KOn4 TIL large penises were considered to be grotesque and comical in ancient Greek times.