This is actually pretty cool. I read about the 2-man expedition in 1960, and was incredibly surprised that nobody had gone down there since. To think that any living thing can exist under those conditions is a remarkable demonstration of the flexibility of life; it makes the prospect of extraterrestrial life seem a whole lot less far-fetched.
Also related, every time I see "Mariana Trench" I read it as "Marinara Trench".
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