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TIL there was 5 different species of human living on the planet as recently as 30000 years ago

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GYVmG TIL of Nirmal Purja, a Nepalese professional Mountaineer and former Ghurka. He's currently attempting to summit the 14 tallest peaks in the world in 7 months. The previous record is just under 8 years. Only 1 month in, he's already reached the summits 6 of the peaks, including Everest.
b9Gop TIL: That there is something called “The Alaskan Triangle” and 16000 people have gone missing in it since 1988.
9wlmB TIL that relations between Joe Fraizer and Muhammad Ali were so bad, that at one point Fraizer said that Ali’s Parkinson’s was a punishment from God.
GGM4 TIL Sniffing farts is good for you. Small doses of hydrogen sulfide help keep cells healthy and thus help ward off maladies such as dementia, diabetes, and even cancer.
QJKwk TIL when China leased to Britain the New Territories of Hong Kong in 1898, British diplomat Claude MacDonald secured a 99-year lease only because he thought 'it was good as forever'. Britain did not think they would ever have to give the territories back.