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TIL That the famous "Hillary Step" at the top of Mount Everest is no longer there. It was the last obstacle to the Summit. It is now an easier 45 degree slope instead of a vertical wall.

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0JDR TIL there are still people who practice the old Norse religions and worship Odin, Thor, etc.
VM5yZ TIL of Brian Zimmerman, who gained national attention in 1983 for being elected mayor of Crabb, Texas, a town outside of Houston, at the age of 11. He won in a landslide with 23 out of only 30 votes cast. He ran on formally incorporating the town to avoid annexation, but was unsuccessful.
4KMb TIL the the first person to ever unlock an iPhone was 17 year old George Hotz, who subsequently traded it for 3 more iPhones and a Nissan 350z.
Vv1G TIL: The Abrahamic religions have Polytheistic origins, and Yahweh was originally a God of War
l4LN TIL When the creation of the ‘Cheers’ spinoff, 'Frasier’ was announced, Cheers cast-member Kirstie Alley called producer David Lee to tell him she wouldn’t make any appearances on the show, because she was a Scientologist and didn’t believe in psychiatry. He replied, “I don’t recall asking.”