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TIL that Judge Doom’s freeway idea in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” was a reference to a real conspiracy in which General Motors bought up trolley car companies in order to replace them with buses.

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OoRoR TIL it is illegal in the US to possess feathers from ANY North-American native bird species, regardless of how they were acquired, without a permit.
nkr TIL that a man participating in a protest ride against mandatory helmet laws crashed his motorcycle and died because he wasn’t wearing a helmet.
nyrb TIL After helping with the cleanup following Hurricane Katrina, Mr.T gave up almost all of his gold jewellery.
9PxM TIL in 2006, Stephen Colbert correctly predicted the winners of every major Academy Award, including predicting Crash’ suprise win over strong favorite Brokeback Mountain for Best Picture.
WkdM4 TIL that during the silent film era in Japan, narrators called "benshi" would provide introductions, dialogue, and live commentary in theaters while the film was playing on-screen. Some benshi became more famous than the film actors and would be advertised on movie posters.