Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?
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Did the mountain change when people found it?
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Mount Everest. It was the highest mountain even before anyone measured it.Mount Everest was already the highest mountain before anyone measured it. Discovering it didn't make it any taller.
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A trick question about discovery. Did the mountain change when people found and measured it?
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