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TIL that the “Banana Equivalent Dose” uses the banana as a basic unit of radiation when calculating radiation exposure levels, and is the original “banana for scale”

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R74EQ TIL smelly socks are so effective at attracting mosquitos, that its use has been explored for mosquito control in places where malaria is prevalent.
vPyoR TIL Pong was the first game created by Atari and was meant to be a warm up exercise for a new employee
9YZop TIL that in 2003, Republican Bob Ney changed French Fries to Freedom Fries in the Congressional cafeterias because of France's opposition to the proposed invasion of Iraq. The French reacted to this news by saying they focus on serious issues, adding that fries are in fact a Belgian invention.
9YWpD TIL that when Guns 'N Roses broke down on their way to a gig in Seattle in 1985, they ate raw onions from a field at the side of the road, managed to hitch a ride to the club and, when afterwards the owner refused to pay them, they tried and failed to burn the club down.
PYbQJ TIL MAD Magazine credited Leonardo da Vinci for creative input in one of their issues. His check is still waiting in the MAD offices for him to pick it up