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TIL: In 2017 Dr. Thatcher Cardon received $15,000 from NASA for winning the Space Poop Challenge. His prototype removes the waste from the space suit completely so astronauts don't need to take off their notoriously heavy, cumbersome, and uncomfortable space suits before going to the toilet

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1a08d TIL that details from Ukrainian-Canadian artist William Kurelek’s painting, The Maze, were used as the cover art for Van Halen’s Fair Warning album.
9xVr TIL Pistachios used to be dyed pink and would stain your fingers when you ate them.
7vKL TIL during WWII the US deployed scout dogs that were able to warn their handlers of the presence of Japanese forces at ranges up to 1,000 yards, allowing the Americans to avoid ambushes and gain the element of surprise.
lovGB TIL of a WWII wedding dress that is made of the parachute material that saved the groom's life. Maj Claude Hensinger was a bomber pilot flying over Japan in 1944 when his B-29's engine caught fire and he and his crew were forced to evacuate the plane, doing so with this parachute.
xj7B TIL that MiraLAX contains an industrial-strength anti-fungicide, insecticide, and germicide strong enough to preserve wood beams, railroad ties, and electrical poles and is pretty nasty for your CNS.