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TIL Michael Jackson was $500 million in debt when he died. However since his death he's made a profit, being one of the highest earning dead celebrities in the world.

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WGL TIL that the role of “Bubba” in the movie Forrest Gump was intended for Dave Chappelle. Chappelle turned down the role, claiming it was too “racially demeaning”. He later regretted his decision.
WkdYY TIL a few months before playing a famed role in the Union Army's defense at the Battle of Gettysburg, the 20th Maine experienced a vicious outbreak of smallpox. The entire regiment was quarantined in an effort to protect the rest of the Army of the Potomac.
84VZ TIL When someone called the black chauffeur of Alice Roosevelt (daughter of Teddy) a “black bastard”, the driver took it in stride. Roosevelt, however, leaned out the window and shouted “Shut up, you white son of a bitch.”
Mexym TIL Mr. Rogers once sued the Ku Klux Klan for pretending to be him
MGDV TIL Mike Tyson was arrested 38 times by the time he turned 13.