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TIL that the famous ‘Hillary Step’, a challenging climb near the summit of Mount Everest, collapsed due to an earthquake, and is no longer a feature on the mountain.

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YWXB TIL that American speech is punctuated with “uh” & “um”, English speech with “er” & “erm”, Japanese with “ā”, “anō”, & “ēto”, German with “äh”, French with “euh”– basically, every language uses different sounds to interrupt themselves while their brain is working on forming thoughts into words.
gM16X TIL that the sub USS Archerfish was credited with only one sinking during WW2, the Japanese supercarrier Shinano. This remains the largest ship ever sunk by a sub, and measured by tonnage the most successful US patrol of the war.
YA5v TIL some experts estimate that around 30% of a dog’s brain is dedicated to analyzing smells. This is 40 times larger than a human’s, proportionately.
GY17E TIL police dogs can be trained to detect either explosives or narcotics, but never both.
OGG1 TIL the main culprit for toothlessness in rural Appalachia is “Mountain Dew Mouth” not inbreeding or poor dental hygiene as once suspected.