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TIL There is a pink kryptonite that turns superman gay

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xVoP7 TIL that Polish intelligence officer Witold Pilecki volunteered for a resistance operation to be imprisoned in Auschwitz in order to gather intelligence about the camp. He organized a resistance movement in the camp, sent information to the Allies about what was happening there, and escaped in 1943.
x6BB1 TIL Alcohol isn't allowed on the International Space Station. It's not banned purely for intoxication or health risk. It's banned because alcohol is a volatile compound which can damage the ISS' water filtration system. NASA also bans mouthwash, aftershave and perfumes for this same reason.
79R7 TIL male pigs raised for pork are castrated before puberty in order to prevent naturally occurring substances from appearing in the meat that cause unpleasant odors when cooked, AKA “boar taint”.
OA91 TIL Iran eliminated its kidney transplant waiting list by incentivizing unrelated donors with financial compensation and heath insurance
7w87 TIL Melvin E. Biddle, for his actions during the Battle of the Bulge, earned the Medal of Honor on October 30, 1945, by President Truman. When presenting the medal, Truman whispered “People don’t believe me when I tell them that I’d rather have one of these than be President.”