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TIL the British National Army Museum approached mountain climber Bronco Lane seeking items to commemorate his successful climb of Mt Everest. Lane presented them with 5 fingers he had lost to frostbite on the trip, stating "I haven't got any use for them any more."

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OdxR TIL Chimpanzees fart so loudly and frequently that scientists locate them in forest occasionally by following the farts.
AN5aB TIL that Ferdinando Palasciano(1815-1891) was an italian doctor from Naples. He worked as health militay officer and risked a death sentence during the siege of Messina, because he refused to carry out the order to leave untreated the enemy soldiers.
dkOr TIL In 1953, the British kicked off their successful Mt Everest expedition by inviting its members to their embassy. While the climbers were housed in luxury, the Sherpas were put in garages without beds or toilets. Infuriated, the Sherpas retaliated by lining up and urinating on the front lawn.
e0P54 TIL in 1968 Elton John attempted suicide but was discovered by Bernie Taupin. Upon finding Elton's head in the oven, resting on a pillow, with the gas on low, and all the windows open, Bernie couldn't stop laughing. This event inspired the hit single "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
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