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in 1978, two men dug up Charlie Chaplin s body and held it for $600,000 ransom. (They were caught and the body recovered later that year.)

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Fun Fact: in 1978, two men dug up Charlie Chaplin’s body and held it for $600,000 ransom. (They were caught and the body recovered later that year.)

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