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TIL that the second-highest mountain in the world, K2, has an overall death rate of 13% and only 377 people have successfully climbed it (compared to 11,258 Everest summits).

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ep6 TIL that the word ye of “Ye Olde Shoppe” is actually pronounced “the”. The Y represents the runic letter thorn, which is the same as “th”.
GA7ZJ TIL Exxon paid less than 4% of the cleanup they promised after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989
9w4MG TIL: Electronic-sniffing Dogs exist, and are used by law enforcement to assist in electronic storage detection; detecting even the smallest of electronics such as microSD cards.
awWgZ TIL The Greek philosopher Pythagoras of Samos was not the one who discovered the Pythagorean theorem.
pJeZ TIL masturbation has health benefits relating to cervical infections, urinary tract infections, and may reduce insomnia, depression, prostate cancer