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TIL Rambo was the first R-Rated film to be made into children’s animated tv show. The show did not reference Vietnam, POWs or Rambo’s experiences in the films.

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16pAP TIL: of Adam Worth, who fought with the Union in the US Civil war, then went on to a life of crime in Europe, where he earned the nickname “the Napoleon of Crime”, and served as the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes’ great nemesis James Moriarity.
yPVJ TIL that Kathryn Beaumont at 13 voiced Alice in “Alice in Wonderland” and did so again for “Kingdom Hearts” at age 64.
mxWMO TIL following the success of the show Money Heist, several real-life robbers wore the show's red costumes and Dalì masks during their heists or copied the fictional characters' ideas.
9YXAr TIL that in 2012, an Indian nurse looking after the Duchess of Cambridge was prank called by an Australian radio station pretending to be the Queen. This led to her revealing confidential information which was then broadcast on the radio. 3 days later, she committed suicide by hanging.
wg08 TIL that Converse Chuck Taylors have fuzz on the soles so that they can be classified as slippers, which are subject to much lower U.S. import tariffs than sneakers.