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TIL Santa Claus slapped Arius the Heretic, saved girls from becoming prostitutes, and resurrected 3 "pickled children"

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pErb TIL that in 1963 Harry Truman wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post criticizing the CIA, which he created, for becoming increasingly sinister and casting a shadow over the image the US was trying to project to the world.
R7r0Q TIL Gene Wilder agreed to play Willy Wonka on the condition that when he made his first appearance, he’d be allowed to limp, trip over his cane and bounce back up to great applause. When asked why, he said, “Because from that time on, no one will know if I’m lying or telling the truth.”
5DQQ TIL the cousin of the “ Internet Bully Hero”, that slams a kid on the floor at school for bullying him, committed suicide. Because of bullying.
4XKaX TIL that Stan Lee served in the military during World War II for three years after hearing about the attack in Pearl Harbor