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TIL on July 21, 1946, Jewish Terrorists bombed the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, the British Administrative Headquarters. 91 people were killed and another 46 injured.

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BOme TIL that during the fundraiser scene for The Dark Knight, Michael Caine was supposed to have some dialogue when the Joker first shows up. However, as it was his first time seeing Heath Ledger in his full Joker costume, he was so terrified that he forgot every single one of his lines.
6E84w TIL Stalin extensively used photo alteration to rewrite history, having enemies who had been killed, then removed from photos to completely blot out their existence.
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