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TIL Since 2011, Chinese astronauts are officially banned from visiting the International Space Station

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ERPp TIL that Pelican Case will give a free case to veterans who have lost limbs to carry their prosthetics.
PYgen TIL that Hitler never visited a single concentration camp or death camp and no written order for the “Final Solution” has ever been found. He also never spoke about it, even to his closest entourage in order to distance himself. This is used by Holocaust deniers as evidence against the Holocaust.
BrRVL TIL at Gettysburg a Union regiment sacrificed itself by charging into a Confederate force which outnumbered them 5 to 1. They suffered 82% casualties in 5 minutes, including the commander. However they managed to buy time for Union forces to set up defensive positions that stopped Pickett's charge.
kbMe TIL a woman named Jean Hilliard survived a severe 6 hours freezing. She was transported to Hospital where doctors said her skin was too hard to pierce with a hypodermic needle and her body temperature was too low to register on a thermometer.
xk7g TIL American Evangelicals help fund violent anti-gay movement in Uganda