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TIL that Gene Wilder considers Tim Burton’s Willy Wonka/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory remake to be an insult from Warner Brothers

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nW6kB TIL Robert Shaw, who played Quint in Jaws, died at age 51 when he was driving with his wife and son in Ireland. He suddenly got ill, stopped the car, got out and collapsed on the roadside.
BronK TIL Walt Disney was once filmed physically performing the role of Mickey Mouse as a reference for the animators of a 1930s short. Sadly, no known copies of the footage exist.
9eXr TIL that President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”
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