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TIL Soviet scientists accidently turned lead into gold during their tests with an experimental nuclear reactor

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loEYA TIL LuLaRoe has over 150,000 "consultants", who each spend on average $7000 buying their initial batch of clothing. There are over a billion dollars in lawsuits against the company from women claiming they were pushed to buy as much as $40k in clothing, with no assistance in actually selling
9Y0Br TIL about George Smith, a US test pilot who ejected from his plane at Mach 1.05 (777mph) and survived!
BrLdW TIL that the music video of the song "Basket Case" from Green day was filmed in a mental asylum called "Agnews Developmental Center." It was also originally filmed in black and white but was later colored in(however the patients of the asylum were not colored in and stay B&W)
RomQ TIL Since 2003, Elizabeth Laird “The Hug Lady” has hugged over 500,000 American soldiers who have arrived and departed from Fort Hood, Texas
LkoAP TIL in Ontario, anyone living within 50km of a nuclear plant can order free iodine tablets for use in the event of a nuclear accident. Anyone within 10km receives them by mail automatically.