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TIL that Taco Bell announced in 2001 that it would give a free taco to the entire US population if Russia's MIR space station would land in a 40x40 foot target they set up in Australia. The space station ended up missing by 12 kilometers, and Taco Bell made a "consolation" offer of two tacos for $1.

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