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TIL That mount Everest became so popular that in 2019 there was a 12 hours long line of around 200 people at the very peak, with a few people dying because of it

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dDwd8 TIL About Hart Island. Located in Long Island Sound the island has seen many uses including as a POW camp, as an anti-aircraft missile battery site and a drug rehab facility. However it's primary fame is as NYC's Potter's Field with an estimated one million burials having taken place there.
9Y9lG TIL Audi cars made for the Indian market have more louder and robustly-built horns than Audi's European cars as Indian drivers tend to honk every 3 seconds
QDXp TIL in 1740, a 16-Year-Old English Boy, having been convicted of rape and murder, was hanged by the neck for 20 minutes. After being cut down, his body was sent to be dissected when he began to show signs of life. After making a full recovery, his sentence was commuted to exile.
pYewZ TIL there is a test for anal grip strength
6d0X TIL There was a rugby player famous for slipping his thumb into peoples bumholes