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There are over 300 bodies on Mount Everest that cannot be recovered and serve as trail markers for other climbers. The best known are the frozen corpse of Hannelore Schmatz and an unknown climber known as "Green Boots" because of his neon green boots.
Humans and giraffes have the same number of vertebrae.
The full name of "Barbie" is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
Only 2% of all people have green eyes.
The name "Häagen Dazs" has no meaning. It is a fantasy word to suggest European quality to American customers. The most accurate translation would be "garden toilet".
Swearing can help to reduce stress.
Mark Zuckerberg is red-green-blind and has therefore chosen blue as Facebook's color.
Charlie Chaplin once took part in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest and lost.
The "sandwich" is named after an English nobleman, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. This goes back to the fact that he had sandwiches made as a snack while playing cards.
The average age of the world's population is around 30 years.
All British tanks have a device for making tea.
The soap opera is so named because the detergent manufacturer Procter & Gamble broadcast a soap opera called "Ma Perkins" on the radio for housewives in 1933.
People are born without kneecaps. These only develop in the first 3 years of life.
Inhabitants of the Ivory Coast are called Ivorians. The term comes from the official country name "Cote d'Ivoire".
Humans inhale between 6-9 liters of oxygen per minute.
We are more likely to remember bad dreams than good ones.
Laughing too hard can cause a heart attack or choking, which can literally make you laugh yourself to death.
Identical twins have different fingerprints.