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TIL many brands of lipstick still contain large traces of lead

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WWdL TIL that in 1946 Kodak customers complained about film developing cloudy. Kodak investigated & found the corn husks used for packing was radioactive. They discovered something that was not public knowledge; the packaging was exposed to fallout from the world’s first nuclear bomb explosion.
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Xbxk TIL That NASA is working on a warp drive that could get us to Alpha Centauri in 2 weeks.
wkmo TIL Danish comedian Jacob Haugaard who promised more Nutella to army field rations, less sex in school staff rooms, more tail winds on bicycle lines etc. was elected to the Parliament of Denmark in 1994. During his mandate he often had the deciding vote in a hung parliament.
KOxZ9 TIL that the Soviet Union built their own Space Shuttle in secret. In November of 1988, they revealed and launched The Buran for it’s one and only flight successfully. Unlike the US Space Shuttles, this space craft was fully autonomous, had ejection seats, and was able to carry 30 tons.