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TIL Charlie Chaplin made his movie mocking Hitler with his own money because Hollywood was afraid of losing money if they took a stand.

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b9gVE TIL a terrier named Igloo traveled to both the North and South Poles in the 1920s as a companion to his human, explorer Admiral Richard Bird. He chased penguins, picked fights with the sled dogs, and had a camel-hair suit made for him to keep him warm. His headstone is shaped like an iceberg.
Eg510 TIL that Clement Vallandigham was a lawyer who accidentally shot himself demonstrating how someone could accidentally shoot themself
4kZgw TIL that all of South Korea’s former presidents have been deposed in coups, assassinated, imprisoned, and/or connected to crimes (mainly corruption)
YpKLv TIL a nurse who cares for the terminally ill shared her observations in a book called, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying. The top 5 are: courage to live a life true to myself, not working so hard, courage to express my feelings, staying in touch with my friends, letting myself be happy.
XEK0E TIL: Mike Tyson threw his first punch when he was 10 after another kid ripped the head off of his pigeon