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TIL that the condom-based toilets used by male NASA astronauts to pee came in three sizes: "small", "medium", "large". After some leaking events, the sizes were informally changed to "extra large", "immense" and "unbelievable".

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x6BB1 TIL Alcohol isn't allowed on the International Space Station. It's not banned purely for intoxication or health risk. It's banned because alcohol is a volatile compound which can damage the ISS' water filtration system. NASA also bans mouthwash, aftershave and perfumes for this same reason.
oB5VA TIL An Arizona man, Paul Menchaca, was charged with multiple counts of sex abuse and fraudulent schemes after he allegedly faked having Down syndrome and hired female caregivers to bathe him and change his diapers. Using an online service, Menchaca posed as his mother to lure alleged victims.
nWyWG TIL that Handel's Sarabande, the theme music for Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, is originally a solo harpsichord tune.
Vgom TIL that Vatican state owns a observatory telescope in south-west Arizona
5Bm9 TIL: The Raggedy-Ann doll, created is 1915, was used as a symbol for the anti-vaccination movement. TIL 2: There was an anti-vaccination movement in 1915.