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TIL A Mars mission would expose astronauts to radiation levels equivalent to receiving a whole-body CT scan every five or six days and increase their risk of cancer by 5.5%; NASA scientists consider this the “elephant in the room” with regard to any deep space missions

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k9x7 TIL On Judge Judy, there have been fabricated cases, with the aim of making money off the show. One such case occurred in 2010, with a group of friends splitting the earnings of $1250, as well as getting a $250 appearance fee each and an all expense paid vacation to Hollywood.
MeXPV TIL A 20 year old woman on Tinder successfully scammed many men with her profile that said “Send me $5, see what happens.”
BRKe TIL: In 2000 the KKK adopted a stretch of highway near St Louis, the MO government responded by renaming the road the “Rosa Parks Highway”.
4rM6 TIL The Pastafarian conception of Heaven includes a beer volcano and a stripper factory. The Pastafarian Hell is almost a complete mirror, except that the beer is stale and the strippers have sexually transmitted diseases.
gjOA TIL that Anonymous sent thousands of all-black faxes to the Church of Scientology to deplete all their ink cartridges.