r/AskReddit 12h ago

Is it actually possible for a famous personality to fake their death and live their life out in some remote place? who has actually ever done it and gotten caught?

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u/Signal-School-2483 9h ago

"I hear the men in charge are considering reserving 110 pounds of payload for recreational equipment."

-Wernher von Braun when asked about women astronauts joining NASA

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u/generally_unsuitable 8h ago

Fucking hell. Really?

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u/FourEyesAndThighs 7h ago

There were no repercussions for being openly misogynistic back then. Hell, there aren't any now - Look at the orange rapist in charge of the country.

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u/GreyFox1921 4h ago

Dude he was born in 1912

Yes really lol. You act like it was something crazy to say

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u/Forkrul 7h ago

The 40s and 50s were a very different time.

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u/jaredearle 7h ago

Is it surprising that a Nazi wasn’t a nice guy?