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TIL, climbers on Mt. Everest, use the corpses of other unfortunate climbers, as waypoints up the mountain.

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p8BnO TIL that Tesla Motors made all of their patents available to the open market in 2014 for the advancement of electric vehicle technology.
l7R1A TIL David Frith, an English journalist, in 1983 commented that India should withdraw from the Cricket Cup if they didn't improve. India won the WC and he literally ate his own words , with the help of some red wine.
6ErXJ TIL 1749 out of 1750 species of cacti are native to only The Americas
D1Vdg TIL in 1997, Texas commissioners tried to designate “heaven-o” as their county’s official greeting. The reason, “hello” contains “hell”.
j6y0M TIL there is a semi-secret club in the United States for male aviators. Founded in 1919 it now has 277 "hangers" across the country. Notable members include Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh, helicopter designer Igor Sikorsky, WW II Raider Jimmy Doolittle and WW I ace Eddie Rickenbacker.