Atlantic Trivia for May 5, 2026: Lhotse Facelift

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Pay attention to the author’s name in today’s first question; it’s a big hint. (Same with the second question, by coincidence!)

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From a story (opens in new tab) by Jon Krakauer

The Lhotse Face and the Khumbu Icefall are features of what natural formation?

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They are both on the landmark’s Nepalese side.

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Question 2

And by the way, did you know that the first recorded plastic surgery was performed around 600 B.C.E.? The Indian physician Sushruta pioneered rhinoplasty—the world’s first nose job—by taking a piece of skin from the forehead and using it to reconstruct a nose. Modern surgeons still use the technique.

Sushruta’s patients, alas, were not today’s celebrity clients; most would have needed a new nose after losing their original in battle or as a bloody punishment at the time for breaking the law.

Until tomorrow.