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TIL In 1991 two hikers walking through the mountains bordering Italy and Switzerland found a body. Swiss Rangers found it was a 5000-year-old mummy now known as "Ötzi". He is considered the oldest fully complete human found yet.

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jRRN TIL Scotland is so barren because most of it belongs to a few dozen of wealthy people who use it as hunting grounds. Huge numbers of deer bred by them destroy all new seedlings.
yVYVv TIL Human metabolism adapted to function best with periods of hunger and eating during the day and sleeping at night. A study found a higher risk of heart attack among men who snacked in the middle of the night compared with those who didn't
pARp TIL the Trans-Siberian Orchestra has donated over $10,000,000 to charity since they started touring.
wop9J TIL about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), a disorder characterized by extreme, uncontrollable anxiety in the face of anything perceived as a "demand." Those with PDA may try to avoid not only the demands of others, but also the demands of their own body, such as for hunger or sleep.
mw0R TIL when a Virginia school board tried to ban “To Kill a Mockingbird” as immoral, author Harper Lee wrote a letter asking if the board members were literate and donated money to enroll them in the first grade.