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TIL: The greatest mime, Marcel Marceau, spoke English, French and German languages, he worked as a liaison officer with General George Patton’s army. The first time he used mime was after France was invaded, in order to keep Jewish children quiet while he helped them escape to neutral Switzerland.

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