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TIL for years the remains of Hannelore Schmatz, the fourth woman to summit Mount Everest, were seen by anyone trying to summit Everest by the southern route. Her body was frozen in a sitting position, leaning against her backpack with eyes open and hair blowing in the wind.

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9YBbM TIL during WWII one soldier by himself, used an MG to repel a German infantry attack and killed over 100 German soldiers.
glgL TIL that the fake phone number from “Bruce Almighty”, was actually called by many people who asked “are you God?”. One man with the number was a priest, who would reply “No, but I can take a message”.
W7gKA TIL Like many other places in the body, the mouth also has symbiotic bacteria which contribute to oral health. However if there is gum disease leading to the bacteria entering the bloodstream, that can cause heart disease. So Oral Health is linked to Heart Health.
6RkW TIL That Nazi Hermann Goering said: “The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.”
eG5E TIL in 2007, doctors treated a one year old boy that had mysteriously grown pubic hair and an abnormally large penis. Investigations revealed the father had inadvertently exposed the child to topical testosterone gel when cuddling him, which had been prescribed to treat the father’s low libido.