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TIL when Who Framed Roger Rabbit was released on LaserDisc in 1994 it was found that animators had included brief flashes of nudity from Jessica Rabbit. After Variety broke the story, many LaserDisc retailers reported that their entire inventory sold out within minutes.

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1aA78 TIL that the Soviet AA-2 Atoll missile was reverse engineered from a US AIM-9 Sidewinder after it became lodged in a Chinese MiG-17 without exploding. The lead Soviet engineer at Vympel said, the missile was a "university offering a course in missile construction technology."
VBnKQ TIL Laconia incident during WWII. A U-boat sank RMS Laconia mistaking it for a Supply vessel horrified, the Germans tried helping survivors, but Allies attacked, leading to the "Laconia Order" restricting aid to survivors.
9wD0Q TIL Harry Shearer, Voice of Mr. Burns, Turns 81 - The Age Burns Claimed He Was
oRNOR TIL that Pope Innocent VIII was breastfed while he was on his deathbed, as that was the only thing he could eat or drink
8aPYZ TIL that chameleon bones glow in the dark, under ultra-violet light, even through skin