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TIL that the father of French author Alexandre Dumas (The Three Musketeers, etc.) was simultaneously born into slavery & nobility & became the highest ranking person of color of all time in a European Army.

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6E4gZ TIL after the release of Snow White, Walt Disney threw a massive party at the Norconian Resort and invited his employees. As the party went on, Walts vision for a "leisurely outdoor event" was changed when the employees got heavily drunk and even started hooking up, causing Walt to leave frustrated.
Llav TIL, during the filming of Charlie’s Angels, Bill Murray stopped, pointed to Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu, and said in order, “I get why you’re here. And you’ve got talent. But what in the hell are you doing here? You can’t act.” Liu then punched him until the crew separated them.
QNR7L TIL that the novelization of Star Wars: A New Hope was actually published several months before the release of the film, rather than the other way around
XGGj TIL An actor who played McGruff the Crime Dog was sentenced to 16 years in prison after authorities searched his house and discovered more than 1,000 pot plants and 9,000 rounds of ammo for an assortment of 27 weapons to include a grenade launcher.
Bl9b TIL that, in order to communicate with the Shoshone tribe, Lewis and Clark would speak English to Corps member Francois Labiche, who would speak French to the interpreter Toussaint Charbonneau, who would speak Hidatsa to his Shoshone wife Sacagawea, who would speak Shoshone to Chief Cameahwait.