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TIL that in 2003, a German citizen was kidnapped by the CIA and beaten, stripped, violated and tortured - until they found out they had the wrong guy.

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nkvB TIL that the British play “The Madness of George III” had its name changed to “The Madness of King George” when it went to the US. Producers added “King” because they thought Americans wouldn’t know who George III was and dropped “III” assuming Americans would think it was the 3rd movie in a series.
EgVop TIL that instead of using CGI, Tim Burton opted to use real squirrels in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The squirrels were used for 10 months, and the filming was supervised by the American Humane Association to make sure none of the squirrels experienced distress.
loxNa TIL The songwriter of the 'Catchy Song' from LEGO movie 2 is the same as 'Show Me Your Genitals'
KZWQ TIL that in 2013, British scientists claimed to have found extraterrestrial life form in Earth’s stratosphere
GYVxG TIL Brandon Lee was cast in the lead role of an action film called 'Simon Says', but due to his death on the set of 'The Crow', the film was scrapped, and after a few rewrites, the screenplay eventually turned into 'Die Hard 3.'