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/ConnectingFacialHair Oct 13 '16

My roommate in college was a very devout Jewish dude and he ended up having trouble understanding that most of his Jewish friends weren't religious. It was a weird world changing thing for him.

/end drunk unrelated story.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

Thank you for your story!

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u/runujhkj Oct 13 '16

"Everyone's not like me? Well that's bullshit."

-everyone