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TIL Chuck Norris supported California’s Prop 8 and opposes the National Day of Silence, an annual event honoring LGBT rights.

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dDxVZ TIL The corpse of the dog who played Toto in "The Wizard of Oz" was dug up from his original burial site to make room for Ventura Freeway. When some fans found out, they ran a fundraiser to create a headstone for "Toto" to be placed in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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