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TIL the kid starring in Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid" went on to become Uncle Fester in the Addams Family TV series (bonus he married Betty Grable too)

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D1QOJ TIL the 550 Porsche Spyder that killed James Dean is believed to be cursed. Actor Alec Guinness told Dean he’d be “dead by this time next week if he got in that car.” Seven days later Dean would be killed by his beloved ‘Little Bastard’ Porsche. And he wasn’t the only life claimed by the cursed car.
VxPB TIL that James Cromwell had such a significant experience playing farmer Hoggett in the 1995 film Babe that he became an ethical vegan
4X9w5 People like to imagine that they’re the pinnacle of evolution, but the animal kingdom suggests otherwise. The discovery that bumblebees use hair on their legs to detect a flower’s electromagnetic field offers another reminder that human senses don’t always measure up. You share the planet with creatures that can smell veins, see colors you can’t imagine, and communicate through their feet. Here are just a few animals with senses sharper than yours.
BgBed TIL about the Academy Honorary Awards which are held separately to the Academy Awards. Recipients are rewarded for career achievements, contributions to the motion picture industry, and service to the Academy. They receive the same Oscar statue as the main Awards.
KOoD4 TIL that the last time the USA officially declared war was in 1941 against Germany, and every "War" after that including Vietnam was never officially declared.