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TIL During the filming of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), When Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany on September 1, most of the cast and crew was in a state of fear of what was going to happen. Charles Laughton (who played Quasimodo) lightened the mood by reciting the Gettysburg Address.

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VQnm TIL that in 1983 Ronald Reagan said “There are some people who would have you so stand on principle that if you don’t get all that you’ve asked for, you jump off the cliff with the flag flying…I believe half a loaf is better than none and that…you’re not going to always get everything you want.”
P10ne TIL that when Jose Alfredo Jimenez, the best songwriter that Mexico has had, knew he was going to die, he wrote the song "Gracias" and sang it to his public despite suffering from cirrhosis.
P1MRJ TIL some Contact Lenses are Recyclable
OobYg TIL Spain's Strict Lockdown Rules Allowing People To Walk Their Dogs But A Man Was Fined 30,000 EUR For Walking His Pet Chicken.
b9gJ7 TIL the state name Idaho does not mean anything; despite claims that it refers to an Indian term, the man who suggested the name later admitted that he made it up.