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TIL Rupert Murdoch’s university nickname was “Red Rupert”. He was a socialist, had a bust of Lenin and was President of Oxford University Labour Club.
Newly uncovered details show Rupert Murdoch was nicknamed ‘Red Rupert’ at university for being a socialist, contradicting his later conservative image.
TIL that Mount Everest’s first measurement came out to a perfect 29,000 feet, so surveyors reported it as 29,002 feet to make sure that the public knew it was a real calculation and not just an estimate.
Historical survey records reveal Mount Everest’s initial measurement at exactly 29,000 feet, with surveyors adding a slight margin for accuracy.
