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TIL that the famous mime Marcel Marceau was part of the French Resistance to the Nazi occupation during World War II. He saved hundreds of Jewish children in hiding by teaching them to communicate in mime, so they could converse silently. Marceau eventually got them to safety to Switzerland.

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EgVDV TIL that DJ Steve Aoki’s father is the founder of the Benihana restaurant chain
Y7J8W TIL a 2005 Harris Interactive poll conducted over the phone asked U.S. adults if they always washed their hands after various situations. 91% said they always washed their hands after using public restrooms but when observers went to U.S. public restrooms they found only 83% of the people there did.
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Z8MDo TIL of a North Korean defector who escaped to China, returned to see his family, then escaped again to Thailand, went to Argentina, then trekked through South and Central America to sneak into the US through Mexico. He is now a US citizen.
BgQYW TIL: In 2022, a pair of trousers belonging to a 17th century court dwarf was sold for £10k. It belonged to Sir Jeffrey Hudson or as he was known "Lord Minimus", a favored dwarf who was enslaved and presented to the queen in a pie. He was later banished for killing a man in a duel.