Causes: It is caused by yeast called Malassezia, which normally exist in small numbers on the skin. Certain conditions however, can cause the overgrowth of the yeast, causing the development of white and reddish-brown spots on skin.
The 3 men all escaped and made it back to the Britain.   The Great Escape shown in the film happened in March 1944 having been planned first in January 1943. It consisted as per the film of 3 tunnels Tom Dick and Harry, Tom being discovered by the Gestapo.
Ted and the Mystery Cave. Ted started a journey in December of 2000. A journey that lasted into a good part of 2001. He, innocently enough, was exploring caverns near American Fork, Utah. He and his friend Brad (in his original blog Ted refers to Brad as B) discovered a small hole in one of the caves they were exploring.