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TIL after WWII the Soviets wanted to rebuild the historic Old Town of Warsaw as authentically as possible, using special kilns to fire new bricks in the old style, etc. But after 6 years of reconstruction, citizens noticed “mistakes”–the rebuilt facades were based on inaccurate 18th C. paintings.

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epX6 TIL that Stalin taught his children to be tolerant to religious people: “Their prayers don’t disrupt your studies, so why are you disrupting their prayers?”
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