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TIL Hitler built a seaside retreat for hardworking Nazis.

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7maP TIL Prince Charles has been first in line as heir to the throne for 64 years and counting.
VMrDB TIL that in the Middle Ages it was believed that lion cubs were born dead and their father resurrected them with his breath after three days.
16Wv7 TIL that "Van Der Beek" translates to "From the creek" in Dutch. James Van Der Beek starred in "Dawson's Creek" in the late 90s and early oughts.
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N7BGP TIL Georgia Tann was a child trafficker who arranged expensive adoptions with the wealthy, including stars like Joan Crawford. She deceived birth parents by taking babies for medical care and later saying they died. The police did nothing because her victims were poor, and Tann died without justice.