To me, the most profound thing about Oskar Schindler is that he wasn’t some kind of Saint by HistoryBuff February 22, 2022, 8:53 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL that Oskar Schindler abandoned his wife after going bankrupt and returned to Germany, leaving her in Argentina. They never saw each other again in the 20 years before his death, though they remained married. The final scene of Schindler’s List was her first time ever seeing his grave. by whatilearned November 30, 2021, 3:28 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL that after Vladimir Lenin died, his brain was dissected and studied by Oskar Vogt, who took a slice of it with him from the Soviet Union and used it in demonstrations by whatilearned July 7, 2021, 5:05 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL about Oskar Kusch, an U-boat commander during the World War 2, whose well known and outspoken criticism of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Party got him court martialed and ultimately sentenced to death in 1944 by whatilearned June 22, 2021, 3:16 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
6 Comments TIL of Oskar Speck, who kayaked from Germany to Australia. He set off from Ulm in 1932 to seek work in Cyprus, but soon left to ‘see the world’. Upon arriving in Australia in 1939, Speck was detained due to the outbreak of the Second World War. by whatilearned May 11, 2021, 9:36 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL about Clever Hans, a horse that was claimed to have performed arithmetic and other intellectual tasks. Psychologist Oskar Pfungst investigated and found the horse was not performing these mental tasks, but was responding to his trainer’s reactions. This is now known as the Clever Hans Effect. by whatilearned April 29, 2021, 7:16 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments Let me tell you about Oskar Dirlewanger and his division: by CopyPastaArchive March 31, 2021, 7:43 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
Despite its groundbreaking computer animation effects Tron wasn't even nominated for the Best Visual Effects Oscar. by Cool Facts Guy May 23, 2019, 3:23 am 0 Points Upvote Downvote
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