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TIL: The Nazis never called themselves ‘Nazis’, as it was a derogatory word for a backwards peasant. It was the anti-Nazis that popularised the term.

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BrvJk TIL that the retirement age for men in the USA was set at 65 in 1935. The average life expectancy at the time was 61.7 years old.
v1jZR TIL in ancient Rome, skilled or educated slaves could save enough money to buy their freedom
XEeZX TIL Bob Geldof said of 'Do They Know It's Christmas,' "I am responsible for two of the worst songs in history. The other one is 'We Are the World'."
WDbX TIL Charles Lindbergh, the first solo New York-Paris flight guy, kept 3 separate, secret families in Europe.
695lQ TIL Invented by neuroscientist Dr. Michael Persinger, the God Helmet is an "apparatus" designed to stimulate specific areas of the brain using electromagnetic coils. Its purpose is to trigger altered states of consciousness and explore the neural underpinnings of spirituality and divine experience.