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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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5YOln TIL In 1990 Sinéad O'Connor refused to give a concert in New Jersey, because the organizers insisted on playing the American National Anthem before her act. Frank Sinatra then threatened to "kick her in the ass" and New Jersey prohibited her from ever singing in that concert hall again.
EXZw TIL of Mike, the scambaiter who conned a “Nigerian Prince” out of $80 by pretending to be Father Hector Barnett of ‘The Church of the Painted Breast’ and convincing the scammer to take part in the church’s initiation process.
DQ01Y TIL Nick Cave, the musician, wrote a draft script for Gladiator 2 in which Maximus is resurrected for eternity; sent to kill Jesus Christ and his disciples; fights in the Crusades, World War II, and Vietnam; and works at the Pentagon in the present day. The script was rejected and scrapped.
rEn1 TIL MTV contacted Weird Al and told him they would not air his “Don’t Download This Song” video if references to filesharing programs were not in some way removed, so he “made the creative decision to bleep them out as obnoxiously as possible, so that there would be no mistake I was being censored.”
4kndo TIL WWE icon Stone Cold Steve Austin admitted he had an embarrassing moment where he actually ‘crapped in his trunks’ in match with Yokozuna.