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TIL miso soup combats the harmful effects of radiation exposure

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E1pvd TIL that some contact lenses have a laser marking to help you determine if your contact is inside out. For example, one brand has a "123" laser marking near the edge of the lens.
LkAnd TIL that when Adolf Hitler joined the DAP, the predecessor of the Nazi Party, he was member number 555. However, he was only the fifty-fifth member of the party as they started counting membership at 500 to give the impression they were a much larger party.
0w9L1 TIL a Texas man shot himself in the face after his bullet ricocheted of the armadillo he was trying to shoot.
kONDB TIL the last remaining vessel of the German Imperial Navy is a passenger ferry which is still sailing around Lake Tanganyika. She was built in 1913, was converted into a warship for WWI, was scuttled in 1916, and then raised and salvaged in 1924 before being returned to service in 1927.
YbkG TIL Adriano Celentano had a #1 hit in Italy for a gibberish “English” song