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TIL 50 Cent once bought 200 front row seats to a Ja Rule concert just to leave them empty

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JY46V TIL in 1964 an icy runway caused a taxiing B-58 bomber to flop over and topple onto its fuel tanks. This ignited 14,000 gallons of blended gasoline and kerosene and barbecued the bomber’s nuclear payload…including a 9-megaton bomb powerful enough to flash fry any exposed human within 20 miles.
R5wOw TIL the military helped invent Cheetos as they needed shelf-stable food for WWII and ended up with a mountain of dehydrated cheese after the war ended.
O1lg TIL that Malaysia and Singapore are the only two countries on earth that are allowed Visa-free travel to North Korea.
KOPBw TIL in 2008, Maple Leaf foods found that their meat was contaminated by listeria bacteria, and instead of covering it up , the CEO went on TV and accepted responsibility for the disaster, apologized to the public and recalled $20 million worth of food products.
gWvb TIL That Cold Stone’s “No Drip” ice cream doesn’t melt because it contains Instant Pudding Mix.