Why India's Fair Skin Business Is Booming | VICE on HBO

Unfortunately, it's the same old, same old - everyone wants to look like everyone else, and India is no exception...

India is home to Bollywood, the world's most prolific movie industry. For those who dream of stardom, landing a leading role may depend on the color of your skin. India's preference for fair skin has given rise to a skin-lightening industry worth nearly $500 million dollars.

VICE's Gianna Toboni heads to Mumbai to find out how this cultural bias is fueling the booming business of fairer skin.

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What Will My Giant Magnet Pull From Deep Lake?

Never thought to use magnet in water... but this guy did! The video has been viewed over 6M times...

What Will My Giant Magnet Pull From Deep Lake? Today, Nugget Noggin and I search under this fishing dock for any metal objects that were lost, using our super powerful magnet fishing magnets! We found some cool stuff, and some... unexplained things. It was a blast!

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