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What you were taught

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth

What we know now

Everest is the highest mountain above sea level, but Mauna Kea in Hawaii is taller when measured from its base on the ocean floor. The difference depends on how "tallest" is defined.

Updated understanding emerged around 1983

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