There Was More to Comedy Legend Don Knotts Than Anyone Ever Knew

The Apple Dumpling Gang

Don Knotts played Theodore Ogelvie in the 1975 film The Apple Dumpling Gang, a western comedy about a gambler who is tricked into caring for a group of orphans who eventually strike gold during the California Gold Rush.

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The More You Know

  • Tennis was originally played with bare hands.
  • Alexander the Great encouraged his men to shave so enemies couldn't grab their beards during battles.
  • The voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.
  • In 1966 and 1967, soldiers testing Agent Orange in Canada were told the chemical was completely safe and sprayed it on each other to cool off.
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