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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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mjZE TIL There is a fire in a Kyoto temple that has been perpetually burning for over 1200 years
rJx4 TIL Jainism is a religion so dedicated to non-violence that extremists will sweep their paths and cover their mouths to avoid killing small insects and microscopic life forms. However, they will still eat eggs, milk, etc. because they see them as natural healthy processes for the animals.
x6PjB TIL that the U.S.A has no official language
J1Qe4 TIL that Wendy Carlos, famous synthesizer pioneer (Kubricks Clockwork Orange), is no more publishing her work. Her music has gone out of print for years and is no more licensed, thus it can not really be found on Spotify, YouTube etc. And here i was wondering, why theres only 10 songs on Spotify.
8aAWG TIL that the fingerprints of slaves still exist in bricks that the slaves made over 200 years ago