"Joker" Was Based On This True Story of an Unhinged Man

Gobbels Strikes Back

Goebbels knew Conrad wasn't Jewish and saw his action as an affront. He subsequently placed the actor under strict house arrest, hoping he would be able to have him killed later. However, the movie studio he was with at the time managed to have him released so he could continue shooting. He was free and escaped imprisonment...

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The More You Know

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  • The shortest scientific –ology word is "oology."
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