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Dutch "Iceman" to Climb Mount Everest in Shorts

"A Dutch daredevil is to tackle the world's highest peak wearing just boots, shorts, gloves and a cap, the expedition leader told AFP. Wim Hof, known as the "Iceman" currently holds nine endurance records."

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Iceman had brown eyes, DNA reveals

Oetzi the iceman, whose body was frozen into the Italian Alps 5,300 years ago, had brown eyes, type O blood and was lactose intolerant, a DNA analysis shows.

Ancient Iceman 'had brown eyes'

Researchers publish the complete genome of the 5,300-year-old Oetzi, the "Iceman", revealing his eye colour, blood type and a number of his ailments.

Watch: Oetzi the Iceman's Genetics Analyzed

Mummified body found in Alps was predisposed to coronary heart disease.

Ancient 'Iceman' Had Modern Ailments

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the famed 5,300-year-old Tyrolean iceman, found frozen in the Alps in 1991 -- and discovered he had genetic vulnerability to heart disease, as well as Lyme disease.

'Iceman's' blood recovered after 5 millennia

Oetzi the "iceman" suffered a number of injuries at the time of his death, including the fatal arrow wound in his back, according to researchers who recovered red blood cells from his mummified remains.