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NXpW8 TIL that during the filming of the Doctor Who serial “The Celestial Toymaker”, the BBC got in trouble after a character meant to be inspired by Billy Bunter claimed to be him at the end of one of the episodes. The Continuity Announcer had to make an apology to avoid a lawsuit.
DQ4lp TIL Agatha Christie wrote an unpublished book where she killed off Poirot because she hated him.
QJjYp TIL The grinch star Jim Carrey got CIA torture endurance training to get through the makeup sessions.