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TIL there has been a number of long term studies on the possibility of dosing food in radiation as a form of preservation and sterilization. However, while it has been found to be completely safe, there is a large resistance to it because of the negative impression of and confusion over radiation.

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vb7L TIL Hans-Ulrich Rudel is the only person to be awarded the “Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds”, the highest a soldier could achieve; he flew 2,530 combat missions and was shot down or forced to land 32 times, several times behind enemy lines.
neAgB TIL that the reason why there are virtually only two words for "tea" around the world ("tea" and "cha") is related to how tee is transported to the corners of the world: areas where tea is traded on land calls it "cha", where it is shipped by sea calls it "tea".
rB6w TIL a lobsters brain is located in its throat, its nervous system in its abdomen, its teeth in its stomach and its kidneys in its head. It also hears using its legs, tastes with its feet, and tends to favor one front limb, meaning they can be right-clawed or left-clawed.
Egd0w TIL The smallest waist ever recorded was 33 cm (12.99″) set by Ethel Granger of England in the early 1920’s.
0w4WN TIL that in 1914 Capt Campbell, a British POW held in Germany, asked permission from Kaiser Wilhelm II to visit his dying mother in England. The Kaiser agreed, on the condition that Campbell return to the camp, which he did - and remained there until the war ended in 1918.