Which mountain did George Mallory say he wanted to climb “because it’s there”?
• Mount Fuji
• Mount Kilimanjaro
• Mount Whitney
• Mount Everest
August 11, 2026
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On This Day
1992 - The Mall of America opened in Bloomington, Minn. With 520 stores and 50 restaurants spanning 5.6 million square feet, it's the largest shopping mall in the United States.
Fact of the Day
A nuclear facility in Hanford, Wash., once used Lionel toy trains to transport radioactive material within its labs in order to minimize moving the materials by hand.
Nature Oddities
Male platypuses have a hollow spur on each hind leg connected to a venom secreting gland, and while their venom is lethal, there are no recorded deaths from platypus stings.
Food and Drink
Some yams can grow up to 5 feet long and weigh 150 pounds. The vines can be as long as 40 feet, and the tubers stay on the vine for 8-10 months.