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TIL that the The Three Stooges were the first in Hollywood to criticize and mock Adolf Hitler on film with their short, ‘You Nazty Spy’

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DeLJ TIL One of the first original television programs in America was “The Television Ghost,” which featured dead people telling the stories of their murders.
vBRR TIL of Mexican singer Chalino Sánchez failed assassination attempt on. In 1992 while he was performing at a club, a patron came up to the stage, pulled a gun, and shot Sánchez in the side. Sánchez immediately pulled a gun of his own and returned fire, the would-be killer was shot to death.
VMDGB TIL Lenny Kravitz's first number one hit was not a song he sang, but one he wrote and produced. It was "Justify My Love", sung by Madonna.
4XGkg TIL Oren Peli, previously a software developer, wrote and directed the very first Paranormal Activity movie grossing $193 million from its $15,000 budget.
OG4Q1 TIL: The full quote is "The customer is always right in matters of taste"