#GetFact'd: Guess what a climber found at the top of Mont Blanc?
The climber was clearly within the money.
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In 2013, a climber found a box full of rubies, sapphires, and emeralds on a remote glacier on Mont Blanc.
Authorities determined they were likely from an Indian plane that crashed there in 1966.
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After the climber turned in the gems, the authorities took eight years attempting to locate the family of the original owners.
When this was unsuccessful, the gems were divided between the climber and the local government of the place they were found.
The gems was worth $169,000.
2.
In the town of Whittier, Alaska, almost everyone lives in one building. 90% of the town's residents live in one 14-storey building - that also houses a post office, shop, police station, health clinic, and a bed & breakfast.
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3.
If your name begins with a letter that is towards the end of the alphabet, you are likely to struggle more when getting your first job.
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