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TIL of Witold Pilecki, a Polish Army officer who volunteered to get imprisoned in Auschwitz to gather intelligence and escape

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GAXo1 TIL that Victoria's Secret was named in reference to Queen Victoria and the associated refinement of the Victorian era, while the "secret" was hidden underneath the clothes.
vPlWR TIL the Earth is moving thru the galaxy at 514,000 mph or 1/1300 the speed of light.
W7xvL TIL Dr. Hawley Crippen was tried & executed for killing his wife, in 1910, on the evidence her alleged remains were found in their house. A century later, DNA testing done on the remains proved they were not hers, had no genetic relation, and were male.
m1Z1E TIL the U.S. government is handing out free wasps to farmers for pest control.
xwGg TIL that until 1986, doctors did not think that babies could feel pain, and they performed open heart surgeries on infants without anesthesia.