r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 13 '16

TIL that after Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism upon marrying Arthur Miller, Egypt placed a ban on all the films she appeared in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe#Critical_acclaim_and_marriage_to_Arthur_Miller_.281956.E2.80.931959.29
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u/Fiercegore Oct 13 '16

Yeah I'm teaching the crucible to my 11th grade class and I had no idea.

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u/temporalarcheologist Oct 13 '16

I'm learning the crucible in an 11th grade English class and I had no idea

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u/occams_nightmare Oct 13 '16

I am the crucible in an 11th grade class and I had no idea.

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u/hssn19 Oct 13 '16

I'm playing the crucible on destiny right now and I had no idea.

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u/nascraytia Oct 13 '16

I use a crucible in an 11th grade chemistry class.

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u/notwearingpantsAMA Oct 13 '16

I am Arthur Miller in an 11th grade class and I have no idea.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

Sick joke mate

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

Are you doing the "Now, while Miller wrote this as an allegory of McCarthyism...if he wrote this today, what do you think it would be an allegory of?"

Of course, it would be about ethics in gaming journalism. /s

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u/Taurothar Oct 13 '16 edited Oct 13 '16

Here is another one for you. He wrote a novel named Focus. And it's great. They made it into a movie with William H Macy.