![TIL: Mt. Everest came out to exactly 29,000 feet, but they made it 29,002 because they thought people wouldn't believe the actual number was real and would assume it was rounded. : TIL: Mt. Everest came out to exactly 29,000 feet, but they made it 29,002 because they thought people wouldn't believe the actual number was real and would assume it was rounded. :](https://external-preview.redd.it/QzmWAGDGUhzV_n-dHb_Te44uW-EgrdKFYuGxp8S_MAA.jpg?auto=webp&s=74b29cf461d55051ad2c49555710ab180408b150)
TIL: Mt. Everest came out to exactly 29,000 feet, but they made it 29,002 because they thought people wouldn't believe the actual number was real and would assume it was rounded. :
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![TIL When the original people measured Mt. Everest, they added 2 ft. on it because they didn't think people would believe it was exactly 29,000 ft. : r/todayilearned TIL When the original people measured Mt. Everest, they added 2 ft. on it because they didn't think people would believe it was exactly 29,000 ft. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/Ihom-M4YZcNdwHZIeCZNaRT60pzH1nb8VxFFcBtdpT8.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=81b6e07eb5b9ff94db71921b97b249a1b41b7192)