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TIL that critics of FDR’s New Deal called it the “Jew Deal” because they felt it was “Jewish or Communist” inspire.

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QJnE TIL that in the 1800’s dummy houses were built in London to disguise the underground system in wealthy areas.
Nwa6 TIL That while volunteering for cooking duties for emergency personnel after 9/11, Batman voice Actor Kevin Conroy treated emergency workers by shouting “"I am vengeance! I am the night! I am Batman!” from the kitchens, and was greeted with cheers.
5VeJk TIL The small citrus fruit known as Kumquats were cultivated in China for more than a thousand years and introduced to Europe in the 19th century.
rLkW TIL that much graffiti from the walls of the ancient city of Pompeii have been unearthed and translated, showing that human behavior has remained unchanged in the past 2000 or so years.
GYpvN TIL - In 2013 there was a Japanese remake of the film Unforgiven that replaces the gunslingers with Samurai, making it a reverse homage to the westerns that were inspired by Samurai films