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TIL that Stephen Fry accused catholic Poles of aiding the Nazis to kill Jews in Auschwitz. .

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YmP7 TIL that Jim Carrey explained the significance of detecting gravity waves in the cosmic microwave background 10+ years ago (Conan O'Brien Show, 22 May 2003). Special guest star Stephen Hawking.
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