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TIL Powdered sugar can be used to treat hemorrhoids

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e04JL TIL that, in order to become an astronaut, you need to know stuff like survival skills, robotics, how to fly an airplane, and both english and Russian. You also need a bachelor's degree in a nature science.
5YO1k TIL that during an experiment, chemist Karen Wetterhahn accidentally spilled two drops of organic mercury on her hand. That small amount of mercury would kill her in less than a year, despite her wearing gloves at the time and taking appropriate measures to clean herself up.
NXw9P TIL that the celebrated Tudor warship Mary Rose - rediscovered in 1982 and now restored as a museum - had a sister ship called Peter Pomegranate whose fate remains unknown
Jl1B TIL that Topher Grace edited together the Star Wars prequels into an 85 minute film that was described by Peter Sciretta of Slashfilms as “probably the best possible edit of the Star Wars prequels given the footage released and available.”
grnGy TIL Luke Helder, who in 2002 planted pipe bombs in various places to draw a smiley face across America, is still being held indefinitely at a federal mental health facility after being declared incompetent to stand trial