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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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M7rDB TIL that actor and Chicago native David Arquette owns the rights to BOZO and plans on reviving the show
MeDA7 TIL that the ash from coal power plants contains uranium & thorium and carries 100 times more radiation into the surrounding environment than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
ANMjn TIL Napoleon's reputation is generally favourable in Poland which is the only country in the world to evoke him in its national anthem.
GgDJ TIL that in Moscow, ballerinas and circus acrobats, armed with grenades and pistols, were ordered to assassinate German generals if they attempted to organise concerts and other celebrations upon taking the city.
ogMo TIL of “The Widower”, a dish from Grantham made with 20 infinity chilies and claimed to be the worlds hottest curry. Only one person has ever finished it; he took an hour to finish it and spent 10 minutes of that time hallucinating due to the endorphin rush.