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TIL that Jean Bedel Bokassa declared himself Emperor of Central Africa, and spent a quarter of the annual state budget on just the coronation alone, while 66% of the country lived on less than $1/day

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pLeZ TIL The Sopranos was denied a permit to film in a New Jersey state park by a county commissioner who called the show a “disgrace to Italians” and was later removed under corruption charges
Rpjl TIL during the filming of Maidstone (1970) actor Rip Torn struck fellow actor Norman Mailer with a hammer, resulting in a brawl between the actors in which Mailer bit into Torn’s ear and Torn furiously choked Mailer on the ground. The scene was captured on camera and is in the final cut of the film
vPjgR TIL Tomoaki Hamatsu participated in the show "Susunu! Denpa Shōnen" where he was locked up for 335 days, he had to survive by winning things in the lottery and at the same time he started in a practically empty room and naked
K4AG TIL the United States secret service’s first and main mission was to fight counterfeiting of US currency.
VMjjk TIL that this painting is based on an actual collection owned by Cardinal Silvio Valentio Gonzaga (1690-1756). He commissioned Giovanni Paolo Panini to commemorate his prized possessions in this painting!