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TIL that Jim Carrey received CIA training on how to withstand torture in order to mentally survive the multiple 8.5 hours of makeup required for The Grinch.

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n1Ar TIL in their latest film ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ stop motion animation studio LAIKA used 3d printing for the Kubo character giving him 11,007 unique mouth expressions and 4,429 brow expressions, allowing for over 48 million possible facial expressions.
1aPO7 TIL about the Chicago Spire, a planned 2000 foot high skyscraper which would have been the highest building in the Americas, and 2nd tallest in the world. It would have looked like a "tall twisting tree" or "blade of grass." It was cancelled in 2008 due to the economic crisis.
690wQ TIL Hooters ran an airline called “Hooters Air” from 2003-2006. Stewardesses wore the traditional hooters uniform. The airline was distinguished for nonstop flights, guaranteed meals, and for providing far more leg room than was typical of the time. The airline lost Hooters an estimated $40 million.
vP1bR TIL Two brothers, when selling a failing ABA team, negotiated a buyout contract for a portion of the ABA's fledgling broadcasting rights with the NBA. This small deal would eventually cost the NBA about 800 million dollars over the course of 40 years.
rRPAy TIL that the term "gaslighting" comes from a 1938 British play called "Gas Light", which follows a woman whose husband slowly manipulates her into believing that she is going insane.