The people who first measured Mount Everest lied and added 2 extra feet to its official height

Mount Everest has the highest peak in the world; it’s higher than 21 Empire State buildings stacked on top of each other. Mount Everest was once surveyed at exactly 29,000 feet, but the surveyors didn't think people would believe that it was exactly 29,000 feet so they added two feet to its elevation, making it 29,002 feet.

Mount Everest is rising from 3 to 6 millimeters or about 1/3 inch a year. Everest is also moving northeastward about 3 inches a year.
If you feel like climbing it, the best time of year to climb Mount Everest is in May, before the monsoon season begins. Today, Mount Everest is measured at a height of 29,035 feet.