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TIL The second largest Air Force in the world is the US Navy

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Br80d TIL of Green Boots, the body of an unidentified mountaineer that became a landmark on the main Northeast ridge route to the summit of Mount Everest. As of 2019, over 300 people have died on Everest and many of their bodies remain on the mountain.
Mdo7 TIL that eating any portion of the human brain can cause Prion disease, which is incurable and comes with a high mortality rate.
KOOPR TIL: Recent Intel Chipsets Have A Built-In Hidden Computer, Running Minix With A Networking Stack And A Web Server...and someones found a way to hack it via USB (see comment)
Nl4b TIL There is a ‘reverse zoo’ in China that puts the visitors inside cages and allows the animals to roam free to give them less stress to boost a longer lifespan.
VMWj0 TIL that in Italy the installation of a bidet in a bathroom has been mandatory since 1975