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TIL that the "Perfect Aryan" poster child that was widely used in Nazi propaganda was actually Jewish. The photo was selected from a Nazi-held contest, where the photographer of the baby had submitted the photo as an ironic joke.

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W71mN TIL Laurence Fishburne was only 14 when filming Apocalypse Now, as he had lied about his age to get the role. Production took so long, he was 18 by the time of its release.
VkkQ TIL Casa Bonita from South Park is a real place in Denver. There’s even cliff divers.
Avx7 TIL that the infamous scene from The Fresh Prince where Will asks “Why don’t he want me man?!” was in fact scripted and not inspired by Will Smith’s real life. Will’s father was an active participant in his son’s life, encouraging and supporting him in his music and acting career.
obAL TIL of Momcilo Gavric, a seven year old who joined the Serbian army during WW1 after his parents were killed by Austrian soldiers. His first assignment was to point out the positions of the soldiers who had killed his family the day before. He was promoted to Corporal and later to Lance Sergeant
pYnk8 TIL the Democratic Republic of the Congo built its new National Museum in 2019 with the funding of South Korea. Congolese experts working there are now trained in South Korea instead of by Belgian scientists from the Africa Museum in Brussels