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TIL During Beijing 2008 Olympics opening ceremony, the little girl in red actually lipsynced to another girls recording because the girl who actually sang it was deemed not good looking enough.

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ZbjR TIL after Douglas MacArthur was relieved of command in the Korean War in 1951, Emperor Hirohito visited him to offer his condolences. It was the first time a Japanese Emperor had ever visited a foreigner who was not a diplomat or royalty
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