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TIL Toy Story 2 was nearly deleted after a Pixar employee accidentally ran a command that started removing files

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0Ea1 TIL Lunchables reduced the size of meat slices in their lunches by almost 50% to increase profit.
LNG0 TIL that even with income, education, and other correlates controlled, intelligent people drink more alcohol.
PYQ9e TIL that after hearing Is This It by The Strokes, The Killers scrapped nearly all the songs they were working on, with the only exception being "Mr. Brightside"
698n7 TIL of Aldgate Pump, a historic water pump held as marking the start of London’s East End. Long famed for its “sparkling, agreeable” water, it was later found that this rich mineral taste came from the flesh and bones of nearby cemeteries leeching into the water. The tainted water killed hundreds.
E1NdW TIL that in 1994, the pilot of a commercial airline allowed his 16-year-old son to sit at the plane's controls during a flight. The kid touched something he shouldn't have, inadvertently disengaged the autopilot and caused the plane to crash. Everyone onboard perished.