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TIL that you shouldn’t wish a Jewish person a happy Yom Kippur because it is a day for atonement, not joy. You should wish them “an easy fast” instead.

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Egd47 TIL that the Nazis had plans to establish a museum called "The Museum of an Extinct Race" that would showcase Jewish artifacts and culture as a testament to the eradication of Jewish people. Fortunately, the museum was never realized due to the Allied victory in World War II.