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TIL: That the Nazi rallying call "Sieg Heil" was inspired by American football cheerleading techniques. Imported by his friend Ernst Hanfstaengl, Adolf Hitler was so impressed by the rousing qualities inherent at American sporting events, that he would seek to emulate the atmosphere at his rallies.

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