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TIL that the death rate of climbing mount K2, the second highest mountain in the world, is 29%.

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VMxRQ TIL a woman was killed by a tiger in Beijing during a safari drive through. One woman exited the car and the tiger grabbed her and her mom tried to rescue her and died. The daughter then sued the zoo.
Wk88X TIL In the 1970s the US changed its nuclear doctrine after discovering that neither side could win a nuclear war. Presidents Nixon and Carter changed the nuclear attack plans to allow the Russians to survive and recover after a nuclear war, even if the US did not survive
7rWYb TIL that the 2003 Cat In The Hat movie was so bad that Dr Seuss’s widow specifically said that she wouldn’t allow any more live action adaptations of his work.
x6boB TIL that the US have lost at least 3 nuclear bombs
KxNw TIL that Kim Jong-il’s real name was Yuri Irsenovich Kim and that he was born in Russia.