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TIL whilst filming 'Man on the Moon' at Universal Studios in 1999, Jim Carrey once dressed as Mrs. Bates from 'Psycho' and terrorised a tram of tourists passing the film's sets on the Studio Tour. As a result, the tour has included an actor that slowly approaches the trams as they pass ever since.

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P1koG TIL Empress Elisabeth of Austria was assassinated by an anarchist who intended to kill any random royal he could find, no matter who they were. She was traveling under a fake name without security because she hated processions, but the killer knew her whereabouts because a local paper leaked it
VMb0G TIL there is a black market for beer
Z8Vb4 TIL that Charlie Chaplin was criticized because he did not volunteer during the First World War. Although he registered for the U.S. draft, he received thousands of white feathers and angry letters. It was later revealed that he was rejected because he was undersized and underweight.
M7Bv0 TIL that the misconception that the Glock pistol can get through an X-Ray machine without being flagged, is linked to the film Die Hard 2.
4kn16 TIL Ketamine replaced another drug as the go to anesthetic during the Vietnam War, seeing as it presented far fewer side effects. They originally used PCP.