› added 1 year ago

80

TIL In US, a radioactive source is lost, stolen, or missing about once a day and become "orphan sources."

Read more issues.org

via reddit.com

v1do7 TIL If everyone on the planet lived like an average American, it would take over 4 Earths to produce the renewable resources and absorb the wastes needed to support us.
5Ym9k TIL 100% orange juice that you buy in the grocery store is highly processed and up to a year old before it’s purchased by the consumer
mxbMo TIL during the 2008 financial crisis, Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ made a $9 billion investment in Morgan Stanley, to keep it from collapsing. The emergency deal was confirmed on Columbus Day, when banks are closed, so the money couldn't be wired - so Mitsubishi UFJ wrote out a $9,000,000,000 cheque
KX7J TIL that the Iron Chefs know the secret ingredient in advance, and cook all of their food twice - first for the cameras and then again so its still tasty when they get around to judging.
ne54P TIL that the Dail Up Tone you used to hear when connecting to the internet is actually two machines (modems) communicating with one another