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TIL Charlie Chaplin once went to a Charlie Chaplin-look-alike competition and came in third.

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rRdPx TIL that Eddie Murphy released a song called "Yeah," which featured vocals from Michael Jackson, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi, Barry White, and others. The nearly 5-minute long song consists entirely of Murphy and the guest vocalists singing variations of the word "yeah."
rwAy TIL it is prohibited to import the Australian Flag into Australia. It’s also prohibited to import a whale.
xvXk TIL that Bill Murray had no scripted lines in the movie Caddyshack. He improvised everything. “With the Dalai Lama scene, they just sort of tossed me in there – there wasn’t much of anything. I just took it and ran away with it…Improvising about golf was easy for me.”
0wKgL TIL in italy during the 16th century music was engraved on knives so guests could sing together after they ate. Each side of the blade has musical notations and each knife represents one part for a singer. So, a complete set of knives actually come together to create a harmonious chorus.
EgM07 TIL about the Murder of Lynette White which happened in 1988, initially three men Tony Paris, Yusef Abdullahi and Stephen Miller were convicted of her murder but later had their convictions overturned through appeal. Jeffrey Gafoor would later be convicted in 2003 for her murder thanks to DNA.