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TIL that Sir George Everest, the namesake of Mount Everest, pronounced his own last name "EEV-rist"

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RBv8 TIL Researchers working with Kanzi (a bonobo who communicates using a keypad with symbols) claim his favorite movies are ones that blur the boundaries between humans and apes such as Planet of the Apes and Quest for Fire.
W57d TIL the Zoot Suit is still illegal in Los Angeles
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