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TIL that Leonardo DiCaprio is producing a Twilight Zone movie

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Z8PpR TIL that larch trees were planted in a German forest that displayed a giant swastika when viewed from above. The design remained visible for over 60 years until the reunified German government discovered the site from aerial photographs.
m8QP TIL Hitler hated being called a Nazi
E1jmo TIL that "ringworm" is a fungal infection and no actual worms are involved
kRv5 TIL Anthony Hopkins played Adolf Hitler in the 1981 movie The Bunker. He won an Emmy Award and actors on the set claimed his performance was so convincing that those playing German soldiers snapped to attention whenever Hopkins came onto the set, even if he wasn’t in character.
NX8Ne TIL that the 1963 movie Charade starring Audrey Hepburn, immediately entered the public domain upon release because Universal failed to properly display the copyright notice. The film notice omitted the word 'Copyright', 'Copr.', and the symbol '©'.