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TIL Jennifer Coolidge almost turned down the role of Tanya in “The White Lotus” because she was self-conscious about her body. Then series creator Mike White texted her at 2 AM one night asking "Are you afraid?" That wake-up call inspired Coolidge to fight through her anxieties and accept the role.

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Y77dG TIL in 1993, the U.S launched 23 Tomahawk missiles into a building believed to be HQ of the Iraqi Intelligence Service after Iraqi agents tried to assassinate former President George H.W Bush with a car bomb in Kuwait.
Pgje TIL an Iraqi Man moved to Australia and used the Welfare System as Income. Some years later he became successful and wrote a check for more than $18,000 to the Australian Government (Every cent they gave him).
X0EY8 TIL that in the original novel of "The Silence of the Lambs", Hannibal Lecter doesn't drink Chianti with the Census taker's liver, but instead Amarone. Amarone is frequently paired with offal, such as Liver, and also with Hunted game.
R76o6 TIL - Rob Cantor created a song where Shia LaBeouf is a ruthless cannibal.
jDVE TIL In 1987, a guy bought a lifetime unlimited first class American Airlines ticket for $250,000. He flew over 10,000 flights costing the company $21,000,000. They terminated his ticket in 2008.