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xvl7 TIL in 2010 a single retired Indian Army soldier armed only with a Kukri defeated 40 bandits who attacked a passenger train he was on
R7067 TIL of Wilgefortis, a female saint whose distinguishing feature is a large beard, which grew after she prayed God to make her repulsive in order to avoid an unwanted marriage. She is the patron saint of women seeking refuge of abusive husbands, and the patron saint of facial hair
R0Ja TIL a woman lost her wedding ring, went to the extent of de-tiling her floor to find it. 16 years later while gardening, she pulled a carrot out of the ground and found the ring perfectly around it.
kOljW TIL that the death rate of climbing mount K2, the second highest mountain in the world, is 29%.
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