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TIL that Hitler was not a German Citizen until age 32

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9YN6 TIL a woman was left with a Chinese accent resulting from a migraine - Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS)
N7GnQ TIL that in the 1800s, one of the most popular sports in the world was distance walking which attracted huge crowds and gambling. Thousands of spectators would turn up to watch challenges such as walking 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours.
wLnOM TIL Japanese urban legend of Aka Manto, an evil spirit which appears in public restrooms and asks people to choose between red or blue toilet paper after which they kill you depending on your choice. Lacerations for red and strangulation for blue.
mxWR TIL that scientists believe the person who will live to be 150 years old in the future.. has already been born.
v1y1B TIL about Edward Bernays: Freud's nephew, a father of modern advertising, who effectively overthrew the Guatemalan Govt. on behalf of United Fruit