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TIL Antarctica is the Driest Place on Earth

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P1a7J TIL the first ally soldier to step onto the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day invasion was Leonard Treherne "Max" Schroeder Jr. He made it out alive and was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. He died in 2009 at the age of 90.
j6Ejj TIL David Bowie ended the Ziggy Stardust Persona, and practically fired The Spiders from Mars on stage at their final performance in London’s Hammersmith Odeon on July 3rd, 1973. To the fans, and bands disbelief, “Not only is it the last show of the tour, but, it’s the last show we’ll ever do”.
8epVb TIL that a 2019 Union College study found that joining a fraternity in college lowered a student's GPA by 0.25 points, but also increased their future income by 36%.
JYlek TIL the youngest person to climb to the summit of the 14,180-foot Mount Shasta in California was the seven-year-old Eva Luna Harper-Zahn.
E0kd TIL There is only one notable death of Insulinoma Cancer, Steve Jobs, who chose a holistic approach to his pancreatic cancer while delaying surgical intervention for almost a year, it cost him his life.