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TIL the movie “Catfish” will likely never be profitable due to a lawsuit from a recording company over a song heard in the film central to the plot of him being catfished

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dpOB TIL one of Bernie Madoff’s ponzi scheme victims was a professor that wrote a book on gullibility and scams.
LnRP TIL Ford slowly sped up the car production line until workers couldn’t cope. Unions were formed with the agreement that production line speeds couldn’t be altered unless agreed upon
JYvZ8 TIL the moon appearing larger on the horizon is known as the Problem of Luna Mendex and is actually an illusion of the eye. The illusion can be broken by cupping your hand into a fist and looking through it at the 'large' horizon moon. It will immediately shrink in size.
OoPkY TIL Canada Post has an annual “Letters To Santa” program where children can mail a letter to Santa and receive a personalized response. The team is equipped with psychologists and social workers to deal with “special letters” and give appropriate responses if they feel the child is in danger.
j6PM TIL: In the Grimm version of Snow White, the evil queen dies by being forced to wear red-hot iron shoes at Snow White’s wedding party