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TIL Sir Christopher Lee, famous for roles like Count Dracula, Saruman in The Lord of the Rings, and Count Dooku in Star Wars, led a movie-like life. He was a descendant of Charlemagne, knighted war hero, heavy metal musician, Nazi hunter, and witnessed the last known public guillotine execution.

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