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TIL Nicolas Cage chose Cage to be his stage surname because he was a fan of the Marvel character Luke Cage

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Y70gr TIL of Anna Anderson, an impostor who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia. Despite a private investigation proving she was a Polish factory worker with a history of mental illness, Anna managed to garner support due to disinformation spread by the Bolsheviks about Anastasia's execution.
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