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TIL that despite being leader of the CDU and serving as the Chancellor of Germany, Ludwig Erhard was never officially a member of the CDU, a fact that was not made public until decades later.

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R7Ep7 TIL while making Moana, Disney producers visited the South Pacific and assembled an "Oceanic Story Trust" comprised of local cultural experts to advise on accuracy of details. Maui was originally bald but he was redrawn with a full head of hair as hair symbolized mana (power) in Polynesian culture.
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