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TIL In 1978, Grave Robbers Dug Up Film Star Charlie Chaplin’s Body For Ransom. Chaplin's widow Oona refused to pay. "Charlie would have thought it rather ridiculous," she said. After 2+ unsuccessful months, the thieves were caught, and eventually wrote letters of apology to Oona.

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