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TIL In 2000 The Guinness Book of World Records cited Michael Jackson as the most philanthropic pop star in history. He gave over $300 million dollars to charity in his life, and visited hospitals and orphanages at every stop of his tours handing out gifts and making donations.

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e9WD TIL that Georgi Dimitrov, accused of conspiring to burn the Reichstag German in 1933, successfully defended himself in trial, including grilling Hermann Göring on the stand
5VlDk TIL that during the first 4 days after the United Kingdom entered World War II, over 400,000 dogs and cats — some 26 percent of London’s pets — were voluntarily put to death by their owners without any Government direction, due to fears that they could not be properly cared for during the war.
XEmo8 TIL of Hugh Thompson, a helicopter pilot from Decatur, Georgia who during the My Lai Massacre, landed in the village to rescue children from approaching American soldiers. Then, landed again, ordering his gunners to fire on the Americans if they prevented his rescue of other Vietnamese civilians
kOgj5 TIL Boston police sent letters to 3,800 people wanted on charges ranging from shoplifting to drug dealing and invited them to be extras for a movie. 54 showed up, were met by officers posing as employees of a fictitious production company & escorted onto buses which took them to police headquarters
yV0M TIL: There was a failed British sitcom about Hitler and Eva Braun living next a Jewish couple, It was called Heil Honey I’m Home!