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TIL The movie ”Moana” was released as ”Oceania” in Italy. They changed the name because a porn star named Moana was well known in the country.

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R7jL6 TIL about Albert Pierrepoint, an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. During his tenure he hanged over 200 people convicted of war crimes in Germany and Austria, as well as some high-profile murderers.
epBjL TIL: In 2017, a Japanese politician had to apologize publicly for claiming that a serial killer was motivated by his obsession with anime ("When They Cry" and "School Days") for his 9 murders. While the killer was a fan of anime, no other evidence supported the theory and fans were outraged.
VBmv8 TIL John Morales, the actor who voiced McGruff the Crime Dog, has been in jail for a decade. His legal troubles began in 2011.
Eg8Nx TIL that the sequel to Puss in Boots was originally going to be titled Puss in Boots 2: Nine Lives & 40 Thieves.
EgZ7d TIL Jimmy Webb wrote the classic song 'Highwayman' after a hard night of drinking with Harry Nilsson he passed out and had a hyper realistic dream about riding horse back with pistols and being chased and shot at by the police. He woke up drenched in sweat and immediately wrote the song