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TIL blasphemy and swearing are illegal in Michigan

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ROKw TIL Kurt Russell smashed a priceless 145-year-old Martin guitar filming ‘The Hateful 8’. The guitar was supposed to be swapped for a prop, but through miscommunication Russell just kept acting. As a result, the Martin Museum will never again load guitars for film “under any circumstance”.
0d7dL TIL that, despite media portrayals to the contrary, young adults tend to make highly rational decisions when it comes to selecting potential romantic partners
xVon7 TIL Seth Green almost ended up playing Jay (of Jay and Silent Bob) in Mallrats. The studio didn't want Jason Mews in the role and he was forced to audition for it. While Kevin Smith successfully fought off studio execs, Mews had to audition for the role alongside both Seth Green and Breckin Meyer.
8eYrb TIL of the Poison Book Project, an effort to identify and catalogue books that were printed in the 19th century using arsenic compounds and “Paris green,” and are poisonous to researchers and librarians
dD79Q TIL of the first recorded purpose-built haunted house attraction--the Orton and Spooner Ghost House, which opened in 1915 in Liphook, England. Closely resembling a carnival fun house, it was powered by steam. It still exists in the Hollycombe Steam Collection.