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Where are they now?: November 5, 2012

Young Stephen Harper

Ordinary kid

Believe it or not but Young Stephen Harper, some average kid from Toronto, grew up to be Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper! As unlikely as it may seem, Harper actually spent the first 25 years of his life as a young person before eventually becoming the man he is today.

 

The Nazis

The real ones, not those neo-Nazi posers

Despite being enormously popular in Germany during the 1930s and early 40s, Nazism ultimately ended up just being a fad, like Pogs or Gulags. Although back in those days Nazis were despicable racist killers, today the term “Nazi” is simply used to describe any person you find slightly annoying, like teachers who give homework, or people with proper grammar.

 

Your elementary school pen pal

Remember how close you two never were?

You know how you always never wonder what happened to that kid from Quebec who you had to exchange letters with in third grade? Well, turns out that he actually ended up becoming someone that you still wouldn’t find interesting. Isn’t it amazing how things turn out?

 

 

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