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TIL Charlie Chaplin didn't actually grow a moustache for his role as the Tramp. He added a prop moustache after recalling that producer Mack Sennett was expecting him to be older; Chaplin felt that the toothbrush had a comical appearance and was small enough not to hide his expression.

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