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TIL John Krasinski fought for a deaf actress Millicent Simmonds to be cast in 'A Quiet Place'; she taught everyone sign language on set.

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16OGP TIL multiple U.S. companies have been caught over the years selling raccoon dog (tanuki) fur as "faux fur." Three were sued and reached settlements with the government that included no financial penalty.
7PEb TIL: that Georgia law was passed that makes it illegal to sell back power to the grid.
5V07k TIL that Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast was voiced by Detective Lennie Briscoe from Law & Order
nG4r TIL during prohibition, grape farmers sold grape concentrates with a warning label that read: “After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the cupboard for twenty days, because then it would turn into wine”
e0EwE TIL microwave ovens do not cook food from the "inside out." When thick foods are cooked, the outer layers are heated and cooked primarily by microwaves while the inside is cooked mainly by the conduction of heat from the hot outer layers.