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TIL there is growing body of scientific research showing that reliance on GPS erodes our ability to make our own mental maps.

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4XoWN TIL that Mark Walton, the voice of Rhino in the 2008 Disney movie Bolt, was only supposed to record the character's scratch voice for reference. He ended up performing so well that the directors decided to give him the part.
aK4L TIL After Nipplegate, Janet Jackson was blacklisted from Viacom’s properties, including VH1/MTV/CBS/Clear Channel Radio stations, uninvited from the Grammys, lost acting gigs, and had a statue of Mickey wearing her Rhythm Nation outfit taken down at Disney World
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