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TIL that according to a 15 year study, bras actually make breasts sag more than not wearing a bra

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0ddvj TIL Billie Holiday was arrested on drug charges in 1947 and tried in utterly bizarre circumstances. The prosecutor asked for leniency, while her defense attorney convinced her to plead guilty, assuring her she'd be sent to a hospital. Instead, the judge sentenced her to a year in federal prison.
p8l8N TIL James Dean's Porsche "Little Bastard" was believed to be cursed. There were a series of deaths/injuries following Dean's fatal accident; one of which involved the wrecked car falling off a flatbed and crushing the driver. The accidents continued until the wreckage disappeared during transport.
go5y TIL Joss Whedon was the reason Toy Story was greenlit…after he took 4 months to rewrite the entire script (scroll to part II)
6Odw TIL Planning permission in London was refused for a building. The requester asked to put a tank there instead. Permission was granted for a “septic tank”. Man puts a T34 tank there, points the gun at the council offices, and leaves it there for 21 years.
k9M7 TIL - the navy is now teaching sailors Celestial Navigation as a response to potential cyber attacks to ship navigation systems.