Ibuprofen increased the fliesâ average lifespan, but actually reduced the maximum lifespan in male flies. Weâre definitely not at a stage where taking ibuprofen every day could be recommended as a way to extend your lifespan.
Dead bodies on Mount Everest. Dead bodies abound on Mount Everest. It is estimated that over 200 people have died in their attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. The causes of their death vary as widely as the weather at Mount Everestâs peak.
The overall mortality rate was 1.3 percent, with the rate for climbers (mostly non-natives) at 1.6 percent and the rate for Sherpas, natives of the region and usually acclimatized to high elevations, at 1.1 percent. The annual death rate is remarkably unchanged over the history of climbing on Mount Everest.