TIL: That the Smallpox Virus was responsible for 300-500 million deaths in the 20th century alone before being completely eradicated in 1981.

TIL Mount Kailash has no successful record of ascent. Mountaineer Reinhold Messner was given the opportunity to climb it in 1980s , but he declined, saying "If we conquer this mountain, then we conque

TIL that Brighton City Airport in the UK, is the oldest airport that was designed for commercial use, to still be operating. It is often used by filmmakers who are wanting to depict small or pre-war a

TIL that there are more Muslim majority countries that have restrictions on women’s veils than legal requirements to wear them