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		The long and tangled history of Alfred E. Neuman (theparisreview.org)
		132 points by samclemens on March 4, 2016 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

ScottBurson on March 4, 2016 [–]

The Stanford chemist Carl Djerassi swore that he had seen the face in Vienna after the Anschluss, with the caption “Tod den Juden” (“Kill the Jews”).

Djerassi's essay is quite interesting [PDF]: http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v12p162y1989.pd...

EDIT: fixed link.

mrcsparker on March 4, 2016 | [–]

That was a great read. Thanks

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