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TIL of the acting agency “Amputees in Action,” which provides amputee actors to simulate gore and missing limbs in war movies like Saving Private Ryan.

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Me50b TIL the ship used in the filming of "In the Navy" by The Village People was sold to Turkey in 2002 and was sunk as a target ship in 2005.
pEdQ TIL the US-Canada trade relationship is the largest in the world, surpassing even US-China trade. The amount of goods crossing the Windsor-Detroit bridge alone is larger than annual US-Japan trade.
MeAB0 TIL the cost of a Bugatti Veyron's oil change is between $20,000 to $25,000 & the cost of tires is around $38,000
X0r0j TIL Gabe Kaplan -- Mr. Kotter on "Welcome Back Kotter -- went on to become a professional poker player and, for many poker fans, the definitive poker TV "color" commentator, before retiring earlier this year
WkMaY TIL of Bass Reeves. an African American commonly thought to be the inspiration for the lone ranger, he arrested more than 3,000 felons and killed 14 outlaws.