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TIL a woman fell after summiting Everest. Her husband died trying to rescue her. Two climbers comforted her before leaving her to die because they couldn’t carry her. After much guilt, they went back 8 years later to enshrine her body. Her husband was found a year later.

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0wZ7p TIL of the Vandals, a large East Germanic tribe originating from Poland and who, fleeing from the Huns, gradually migrated to Roman territories during the fifth century. They conquered Spain and most of Northern Africa and eventually sacked and looted Rome. The word "vandalism" is named after them.
yy7J TIL there is a new type of bandage made from Chitosan. Since blood is (-) charged and the Chitosan bandage is (+) the bleeding stops almost immediately and can even stop heart wounds. It costs ~$90 for a 4x4 inch bandage
NXBMb TIl the Mainstream Persian voice over of Joker (2019) Mater Cars,Timon, Sid, Wallace,Scooby, King Julian, The spot,Uncle Aaron,web slinger, Mario,Luigi,donkey Kong, master Po and crane (kung fu) and all the male characters of sponge Bob are done with high precision to original only by one person.
xVMDw TIL: Glasgow's Duke of Wellington statue was allowed to keep a traffic cone on his head by the local council because every time they removed it over the last 30 years a new one would appear within days costing them £10,000 a year to remove them.
E1NJd TIL that the ancient Greeks thought that Persephone spent her 1/3 of the year in the underworld between June and September, not the winter months. This is because crops in ancient Greece were planted in October, harvested in April, and threshed in May, unlike in more northern climates.