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TIL Danny Trejo has a clause in his movie contracts that requires his villainous characters to die by the end of the film. He wants children to learn that crime doesn't pay.

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4Xvk5 TIL in the 1970s, physicists used a diapered ferret to assist them in cleaning the inside of a particle accelerator. The ferret, named Felicia, made dozens of runs before retiring as a pet on a mink farm.
9YmMG TIL the Wright Brothers almost destroyed the 1903 Flyer, the first plane, in 1912 because they considered it worthless. Their manager talked them out of it.
D1ngD TIL actor Ashton Kutcher took part in the development of software used to identify child sex trade victims, with nearly 6,000 identified to date.
91DX TIL in 1980 the Sioux Nation tribe won their case claiming the Black Hills of South Dakota were wrongfully taken and required compensation. The tribe refused the $106 million award and continues to do so even though the award with interest is now $1.2 billion
KOyPQ TIL The consultant hired on Star Trek: Voyager for the development of the Native American Chakotay character had previously been exposed as having faked his Native American ancestry to sell books.