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TIL In 1978, Charlie Chaplin's coffin was dug up and stolen, and his body was held ransom.

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ebYE TIL Elon Musk called Apple the ‘Tesla graveyard’, alleging that many of the tech giant’s senior staff are former Tesla employees who couldn’t make it at his company. Stating: “We always jokingly call Apple the 'Tesla Graveyard.’ If you don’t make it at Tesla, you go work at Apple. I’m not kidding.”
BgZoL TIL the most honored rank of English chivalry is the Order of Garter. The unique item is worn on the left leg below the knee. Embroidered on the blue velvet is the motto Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Shame on Him Who Thinks Evil of It).
gMX1A TIL on Christmas, 1992, George H. W. Bush pardoned 6 Reagan administration officials involved in the Iran-Contra scandal
vRgB TIL Bill Clinton has a brother, who was nicknamed “Headache” by the secret service, due to his knack for landing in trouble.
KOyNB TIL that when Magic: The Gathering first started, there were several Demon cards, but due to fears of a moral panic like with D&D, in 1995 they stopped printing Demon cards, and any demonic-looking creature was now called "Horror". They eventually brought Demons back in 2002.