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TIL Kazakhstan has the highest amount of deaths from leukaemia in the world per capita

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GWrj TIL That Reinhold Messner climbed Mount Everest, without oxygen. Climbed Nanga Parbat 3 times, the first time he lost his brother and 7 toes in the process. Then climbed it again to become the first person to solo climb it. And climbed it again to retrieve his brother remains.
eAxE TIL a cast member playing Winnie The Pooh at Disneyland was falsely accused of slapping a young girl. When he was tried, he showed up in the Pooh costume, and appeared on the witness stand as the character. He was acquitted by the jury after 21 minutes.
X9WR TIL Nintendo never intended to create Mario. The original arcade Donkey Kong was intended to be a Popeye game. When they lost the license, they came up with their own characters; Mario for Popeye, Donkey Kong for Bluto and Pauline for Olive Oyl.
VjDD TIL The Simpsons episode “Homer at the Bat” (the one with 9 MLB players as guest stars) was the first time the show beat The Cosby Show in the ratings
LkGxp TIL bats can breathe through their wings: wings make up 85% of a bat's surface area and can contribute up to 10% of its gas exchange.