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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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OGAV7 TIL that nose size appears to be a significant predictor of penile size. The volume, length and height of the noses were confirmed to be related to the penile size (according to a 2023 South Korean study of 1160 men) A 2021Japanese study, conducted on 126 corpses, had similar outcomes
lbDV TIL there is no scientific evidence that Chiropractic medicine has any medical benefit.
OGa5L TIL that The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the only film to get more than 10 Oscar nominations (11, to be precise) and won all.
WkvZ4 TIL that "indoor cats" are overwhelmingly more common in the US [and Australia] than Europe, as they are an invasive species there
QJxAL TIL "Jazz on bones" or "Ribs" were bootleg vinyl recordings made from old x-rays with holes burned in the middle from cigarettes. In the 50's and 60's they were a black market method for smuggling banned music into the Soviet Union such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Elvis.