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TIL couscous is a pasta, not a grain

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WkJ08 TIL about Francisco Boix who not only survived Mauthausen concentration camp. He also managed to save thousands of negatives that would later be used as photographic evidence documenting the atrocities. He even helped convict nazis at the Nuremberg trials using his evidence.
R7Bwl TIL that during WW2, nickel was so important for producing armour plating that the US stopped using it to make nickels - and used silver instead.
R8X1 TIL Princess Mononoke’s producer sent the Chairman of Miramax Films a katana in response to his request for further editing. It included a note: “No cuts”.
0wDQR TIL that a woman in Florida surgically implanted a Disney World MagicBand into her arm. MagicBands are used at the parks to keep track of tickets, purchases, and room keys. Disney now puts a "not intended for subdermal use" warning on all their MagicBands.
v1GDB TIL Iran carries out more sex change operations than any other nation in the world except Thailand. This is because homosexuality is forbidden while being trans is officially recognized by the government and seen as a good solution to same sex attraction.