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TIL that in 2011, two men para-glided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42min and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.

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D1yRg TIL that Mountain Lions, Cougars, and Pumas are nearly the exact same animal. The differences between them are similar to the differences between house cats rather than type of cat.
v14Ax TIL Buddy, the golden retriever that played the original Air Bud, is the same dog that played Comet on Full House. In 1989, his owner originally found him as a stray in the Sierra Nevada. He took Buddy in and trained him to play basketball, baseball, football, soccer, and hockey.
5YbKR TIL women's fallopian tubes are mobile parts of the reproductive tract. If a woman has one tube removed the remaining tube can travel to the opposite ovary to pick up eggs.
OGG4X TIL there is no actual factual backing for the rumor that Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen. In fact, it is extremely unlikely and records state he was cremated
N7j81 TIL that Avro, a Canadian Aircraft Company built one of the most advanced aircraft of its time, Avro Arrow. Although it was sought by British and Americans, its production was halted due to insufficient fund and all 5 prototypes were destroyed.