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TIL that during and after the Manhattan Project, the US government would inject unknowing subjects with radioactive materials to see how they reacted. Out of a likely 30 subjects, only 1 signed a consent form, which DID NOT fully explain the procedure and risks

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yVkJ8 TIL there has been one member of the US Congress that was born into royalty. Prince Jonah Kuhio was Hawaiian nobility before the territory was annexed and he served in the House of Reps from 1903-1922. Happy Prince Kuhio Day / 152nd Bday!
KOZ4R TIL that the dust storm that sets off the events in the film "The Martian" isn't plausible because the atmosphere on Mars is about 1% as dense as Earth's and the winds in the strongest Martian storms top out at about 60 miles per hour, unlikely to tip or rip apart major mechanical equipment.
ZWgp TIL that the Powerpuff Girls were originally called the Whoopass Girls. Instead of accidentally adding Chemical X to his mixture of sugar, spice, and everything nice, the Professor accidentally added “a can of whoopass”.
7G5Z TIL after receiving complaints about the size of their sandwiches, Subway responded “‘Subway Footlong’ is a registered trademark as a descriptive name for the sub sold … and not intended to be a measurement of length.”
Z8Zya TIL after reading the script for ‘Stop! Or My Mother Will Shoot,’ Arnold Schwarzenegger thought it was so bad that he leaked fake interest in the film to the press to get rival star, Sylvester Stallone, to try to steal the role. It worked and Stallone starred in the critical and commercial flop.