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TIL the bodies of at least 44 deceased climbers remain on Denali (formerly Mount McKinley) in Alaska.

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NX6vM TIL Jeopardy champion-turned-host Ken Jennings was college roommates with author Brandon Sanderson
Anj7 TIL Erwin Rommel as a junior officer in the German Army during World War 1, captured 19,000 Italian soldiers during the Battle of Caporetto over the course of 13 days with less than 150 men under his command. Six German soldiers died under his command in the battle.
lwdG TIL: Jim Jarmusch was dismayed to discover all the money he paid for the rights to Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put a Spell on You” went to the record company, with nothing going to Hawkins himself. When the film (Stranger Than Paradise) earned a profit, he tracked down Hawkins to give him some money
VMVoQ TIL of the Gay Panic Defense: "a legal strategy in which a defendant claims they acted in a state of violent, temporary insanity, committing assault or murder, because of unwanted same-sex sexual advances." Basically, if a gay person hitting on you makes you upset, you can attack or even kill them.
R5egw TIL in the Hungarian language, whether written or spoken, names are invariably given in the "Eastern name order", with the family name followed by the given name.