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TIL the pilot episode of LOST was so expensive (~$14 million) that the network president was fired for green-lighting it

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1vDW TIL Grumpy Cat’s facial expression is a result of feline dwarfism. Also, she weighs less than 5 pounds.
ADpWg TIL alligators can sense when a body of water is about to freeze, and will stick their noses above the surface and allow themselves to be frozen in place.
XEge6 TIL the Isle of Pabbay in the Hebrides was abandoned when every male resident of the island was lost at sea. Another of the Isles had all its sheep washed away by a wave
rY6d TIL George Lucas considered casting the principal characters of Star Wars as dwarfs. (Xpost r/Moviesinthemaking)
XERVE TIL Kid Rock was not actually raised poor, or in a trailer. He grew up in a 5500 square foot home on a six acre estate, helping his family pick apples from their orchards and care for their horses.