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TIL That the fastest ever ascent of the world's highest mountain, Mt Everest was in a time of 8 hr 10 min, usually it takes weeks

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epee5 TIL about Project X-Ray, also known as the Bat Bomb, which was an experimental WW2 weapon developed by the US. The concept was to drop hundreds of bats with timed explosives attached to them, let them roost in Japanese attics, and then ignite the explosives to make the houses ignite.
PYdaL TIL that 'Peacock' only describes the males of the 'Peafowl' species; the females are 'Peahens'.
OoBpg TIL President Ulysses S. Grant gargled red wine laced with cocaine to relieve pain from throat cancer
grWoy TIL In the 20th century there was a female gang called the Forty Elephants.Due to conventional ideas of femininity that women were weaker than men,courts believed it impossible women were orchestrators of crime.Most women were assumed to have played supporting roles and received lesser sentences.
l79mK TIL Kamikaze Pilots were not involved with Pearl Harbor, only 1 Japanese pilot deliberately flew into a target after taking severe damage to their aircraft.