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TIL One of the hardest parts of SAS selection is that unlike other areas of the military where you're ordered to do something, here you're simply asked politely, to prove your self-motivation - which most potential recruits can't handle

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4keeX TIL that, the first Lockheed U-2 spy plane pilots, during extended flights, wore suits equipped with an indwelling urinary catheter. This tube, inserted through the penis into the bladder, siphoned urine into a bag. This suite and solution was unpopular among pilots
awebb TIL of Alan Francis, who has won 8 consecutive World Horseshoe Championship titles, and 16 of the 17 years. He has a total of 24 World Horseshoe Championship titles. The New York Times has even referred to him as the “most dominant athlete in any sport in the country"
PYLwJ TIL On Luther's first visit to Rome as a monk he witnessed pedophilia in the church, saying "I am not lying...they decided that a cardinal should not keep as many boys...Pope Leo commanded that this be deleted" Depressed and angry, he nailed his 95 theses 6 years later.
VBmxB TIL that in 2006, Banksy and Danger Mouse tampered with 500 copies of Paris Hilton's album by replacing the music and images. They depicted her with a bare chest and a dog's head and included songs titled "Why Am I Famous?" and "What Have I Done?"
vPY97 TIL about the coolest animal in the world, the Argentine Lake Duck. Being able to fly, swim, and walk on land already makes most ducks pretty cool but this guy is dragging around a 16 inch penis that they use to lasso potential mates!