After Hollywood rejected a screenplay written by his martial arts instructor, Waitt formed a production company to get it filmed.

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The two formed Pretty Ugly LLC and began outsourcing production of Uglydolls to a Korean manufacturer.

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Dioxin, though, is usually formed as a byproduct in processes such as copper smelting, paper-production and the making of pesticides and chlorine-containing organic chemicals.

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