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TIL that Ducks quack in their own regional accents

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lo10V TIL Polish community in the UK tried to build a memorial to commemorate the Katyn Massacre (22K Poles were killed in 1940 by the USSR), but it was rejected by successive UK governments due to Soviet’s pressure. When it was unveiled in 1976 no official government representatives showed up.
VMOGk TIL that Robin Williams was persuaded to star in Aladdin, after animators showed him several test sequences of the Genie performing his stand-up routines. He was impressed by one sequence in particular; of the Genie growing another head to argue with himself.
x6Ayb TIL there is a better preserved ancient city than Pompeii just nearby. Herculaneum, where the skeletons of the victims are represented (not plaster casts)
mxAYM TIL of the 'Banksy of Grammar', who at night would correct punctuation on shop fronts in the city of Bristol
0wAyL TIL After WWII ended in Europe, German soldiers in US custody were not considered POW’s. No longer protected by the Geneva Convention they were not entitled to similar shelter or the same quantities of food as U.S. troops. Consequently, tens of thousands of prisoners died from hunger and disease