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TIL that Denmark was one of the few countries that resisted turning over its Jewish citizens during the Holocaust. The Danish king told the PM at the time that if the Germans tried to force Danish Jews to wear a yellow star, then he would wear one too.

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b6DDQ TIL about Washington Harrison Donaldson, the real-life inspiration for the titular Wizard of Oz. He was a circus magician, gymnast, and ventriloquist who disappeared in a hot air balloon never to be seen again.