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TIL of Witold Pilecki, a Polish officer during WWII who volunteered to go to Auschwitz to document the genocide and fought in the Warsaw Uprising only to be executed by the Soviets

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ewy5 TIL clover lawns stay short, are drought resistant (stay green), resist pet urine, grow in bad soil, need little to no maintenance, and clover is a nitrogen fixer.
XEDW8 TIL the worlds oldest brewery still in operation will soon turn 1000 years old
AD7Dl TIL from Paul Stamets “6 ways mushrooms can save the world” TED talk, that mushrooms and mycelium are powerful antibiotic agents with many potential untapped applications in pharmaceuticals, pesticides, terraforming other planets, ecological healing/the reestablishment of biospheres, and much more.
rJx4 TIL Jainism is a religion so dedicated to non-violence that extremists will sweep their paths and cover their mouths to avoid killing small insects and microscopic life forms. However, they will still eat eggs, milk, etc. because they see them as natural healthy processes for the animals.
pYyK8 TIL of TOTO (TOtable Tornado Observatory), a white metal barrel, weighing 250-350 pounds. TOTO would be tipped into a vertical position & swiveled so certain side faced north (for accurate wind direction readings). The closest TOTO deployment to a tornado was on 29 April 1984 near Ardmore OK.