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TIL miso soup combats the harmful effects of radiation exposure

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4XMyo TIL that in 2002, the band Creed put on such a bad show at the Allstate Arena in Illinois that a $2,000,000 class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of all of the fans in attendance.
4k0a5 TIL That the world record for internet speed is 402 terabits per second which would enable you to download 12500 movies in 1 second. This is approximately 4.3m times faster than the global average of 93mbps.
16ZJr TIL in 1961 US came very close to nuking itself. A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress carrying two 3–4-megaton nuclear bombs broke up in mid-air, dropping its nuclear payload in the process. One of the bombs came close to detonating, with three of the four required triggering mechanisms having activated.
oR107 TIL Orson Welles' famous drunk outtake for a wine commercial was only shot to have proof for their insurance that they would be unable to film the commercial that day
worVM TIL Alvin, the submarine that discovered the Titanic, was built by General Mills, the consumer foods producer, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.