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TIL that the world's highest mountain Mt. Everest is littered with frozen corpses because it's too dangerous and expensive to get them down. One such corpse named "Green Boots", has long been used as a landmark to help climbers travel up the mountain

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d8WW7 TIL that a 2 year old, Paulie Hynek, survived after being found freezing in a snowbank overnight when he wandered outside looking for his mom. There was no heartbeat, no breathing and no brain activity. Doctors wouldn't declare him dead until he was warmed up. They saved him after warming his blood.
rRxrx TIL of Keith Moon, drummer for The Who and notorious for his destructive behavior. While headed to the airport with his band, he asked to be taken back to the hotel saying “Oh my God, I forgot something”. After launching the tv out the hotel room window, he came back saying “Phew, I nearly forgot!”
e8DD TIL in a letter called the Ashtiname, Muhammad called on followers of Islam to protect Christians “in any place they may dwell.” Violators would be regarded as having “despised [God’s] Religion, and made himself deserving of His Curse, whether he is a Sultan or any other believer of Islam.”
78Y5p TIL: A pilot resigned from South African Airways after flying for more than 20 years with a fake licence
R7XL4 TIL 'Big Bird' has a mexican cousin called 'Abelardo Montoya', who was the main character of Mexico's version of Plaza Sésamo. Later many countries created their own versions, all Big Bird's cousins.