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Originally Posted by terriblecanyons
In the 1800s when tophats were booming, beavers were almost poached to extinction. That's why it's illegal.
...This is what I get for going to elementary/middle school in WY.
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But, ahem, the beaver pelt trade actually began to dwindle for fashion reasons as silk hats came into vogue, and not because of the beaver's endangerment.
*Closes Wikipedia*