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TIL that animal snare traps are fully banned in some states

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XNLD TIL that while filming the movie Buried, Ryan Reynolds’ acting was so good that on several occasions, the crew thought he was really in distress and losing consciousness so they rushed to remove the lid of the coffin to help him.
oRy8L TIL that the 18th century Badminton Cabinet is the most expensive piece of furniture ever sold at $36.7 million (2004). It is a Florentine ebony chest, inlaid with hard and semiprecious stones commissioned in 1726 by Henry Somerset, 3rd Duke of Beaufort, at the age of 19
DrpY TIL the removal of Skymall magazines saved American Airlines an estimated $350K per year in fuel costs.
mxQJP TIL that the individual who essentially invented the U bend, the pipe shape in almost all modern toilets, was named Thomas Crapper.
4kEma TIL Terry Crews said the reason Fox didn't promote idiocracy was because Mike Judge had companies pay for product placement and then he made them look bad (Starbucks gave out hand-jobs). The film tanked in limited release but made over 20 times its gross domestic box office revenue in DVD rentals.