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TIL in 1903 Japan operated “human zoos” of their colonies. These lasted until they mistakenly put a schoolteacher on exhibit who confused spectators by making eloquent speeches & fundraising for his school while wearing traditional dress, embarrassing the organizers

by whatilearned November 7, 2022, 8:52 pm

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TIL that Steven Spielberg has been thanked in more Oscar speeches than God

by whatilearned August 4, 2022, 10:29 am

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TIL during WWI, President Wilson recruited “Four Minute Men” – 75,000 volunteers gave 4-minute public speeches nationwide to encourage patriotism and participation in the war effort. An estimated 7.5 million talks were given to 300+ million listeners (in a nation of 103 million) in just 18 months.

by whatilearned June 11, 2022, 4:14 am

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One of Armstrong’s speeches which he wrote by himself.

by CopyPastaArchive May 3, 2022, 3:40 pm

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These are men – a propaganda film using filmed speeches of Nazi leaders dubbed with satirical English text.

by HistoryBuff April 22, 2022, 7:09 am

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Does anyone know where to find any speeches or writings by William Randolph Hearst online?

by HistoryBuff April 19, 2022, 5:53 am

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TIL of Thatchergate, where members of anarcho-punk band Crass edited speeches by Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan into a fake telephone conversation where Reagan says he would Europe to show the US’s nuclear resolve and Thatcher says she sacrificed the HMS Sheffield to heighten the Falklands War

by whatilearned April 14, 2022, 6:59 pm

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TIL that Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates and, on finding out what they were asking in ransom, demanded it be higher because of how important he was. He forced them to listen to speeches he composed and often threatened to crucify them.

by whatilearned December 2, 2021, 8:35 am

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TIL that Mahatama Gandhi modeled his Dandi march from Boston tea party. He always quoted about American struggle for independence in his speeches. He even flavored his tea with salt, while signing Gandhi Irwin Pact to commemorate the influence of Boston Tea Party in his satyagraha.

by whatilearned November 2, 2021, 5:18 am

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TIL: In 1918, Iowa Governor William F. Harding signed a proclamation banning all languages other than English for public conversation, education, speeches, or church services. Some churches had to close and people were fined for speaking German on the phone.

by whatilearned October 27, 2021, 10:54 am

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TIL After losing her husband and four children to yellow fever, and her job to the great Chicago fire, Mary “Mother” Jones became a labor organizer. She organized a march of working children from Philadelphia to New York, and her speeches provoked workers to organize during the Coal Wars.

by whatilearned September 14, 2021, 4:22 am

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AITA For Listening to Hitler’s Speeches to Hype Myself at the Gym?

by CopyPastaArchive August 21, 2021, 2:40 am

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