Fact that sounds absurd: Slapstick comedy and silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin would have been 126 years old today. Though he’s best remembered for his contributions to silent film, in classics like The Kid (1921) and City Lights (1931), The Tramp’s real life was just as entertaining—and twice as strange. In 1975, several years before his death, Chaplin entered a look-alike contest of himself in France. He probably thought he was a shoo-in for the prize and everyone would have a hearty laugh at the end. But then he came in third. A theory: Chaplin’s eyes probably threw off the judges, since those baby blues couldn’t be seen in black and white.
