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TIL that squirrels chew up rattlesnake skin and smear it on their fur to mask their scent from predators

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dD4gZ TIL while filming “The Other Side Of The Wind” in 1970, director Orson Welles was unable to afford to pay his cinematographer Gary Graver for his work. Instead, Welles gave Graver his Oscar statuette that he had won for Best Original Screenplay for “Citizen Kane” in 1941.
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Z56D TIL for every $1000 made off an album, the musician recieves $23.40