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TIL: Bananas are radioactive - Bananas have naturally high levels of potassium and a small fraction of all potassium is radioactive. Consuming one banana would deliver a total dose of 0.01 millirem (0.1 microsieverts) of radiation. (This is a very small amount of radiation)

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