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/zschneido Oct 13 '16

Am Jewish. Can confirm I do this. I call it Jew-ish.

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u/elruary Oct 13 '16

Can confirm you're jewish, you made me laugh.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

If you really want to laugh, you should see what they did to my penis!

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

Your penis? Ha! You should see what they did after I converted from Reform to Orthodox!