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TIL that for Herbie: Fully Loaded, Disney digitally reduced Lindsay Lohan’s breasts by two cup sizes so the film would be more acceptable to family audiences

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jNGwM TIL of Lake Chad, which has shrunk by over 90% since the '60s due to poor environmental management. The ecological catastrophe continues to endanger the water supply of 30 million people in West Africa
y1RX TIL A black cop infiltrated the KKK in 1978. He rose through the ranks to become the head of the local chapter. He was able to gather intelligence by pretending to be a white supremacist on the phone and other forms of correspondence. He sent a white officer in his place for any in-person meetings.
VW04 TIL a NYC hotel kicked out Duck Dynasty star Jase Robertson after confusing him for a homeless man.
7k0O TIL A Bug’s Life, Wall-E, Finding Nemo, and Monsters Inc. were all conceived on a napkin during a lunch
kOled TIL of Bloodbath of B-R5RB, a massive-scale virtual battle fought in the MMORPG space game EVE Online in January 2014 that involved 7,548 player characters and lasted for 21 hours resulting in losses of approximate real-currency value of $300,000 USD