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TIL Hitler was a huge supporter of Henry Ford for many reasons including Ford’s staunch anti semitism.

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D1LxV TIL that Mark Hamill voices Master Eraqus and Leonard Nimoy voices Master Xehanort in Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep. The game’s creator, Tetsuya Nomura, cast them because the rivalry between the characters mirrors the rivalry between Star Wars and Star Trek.
vPxd7 TIL that a new type of roar was discovered in African lions. Besides the classic “full-throated” roar, researchers using AI analysis found an “intermediate” lion roar previously unknown. This might help conservation-efforts through deeper insights on how lions communicate in the wild.
J17lv TIL that the Chevrolet Suburban is the longest-used automobile nameplate in the world. It has been around since 1934
P1ELG TIL the Vietnamese people celebrate progressing to another year of life—i.e., their birthday—together, on the first day of their new year, Tét, calculating Year 1 based on their actual birthdates.
VMNY0 TIL that Enrico Fermi estimated the energy released by first atom bomb (Trinity test at Manhattan Project) by dropping small pieces of paper before, during, and after the passage of the blast wave and measuring their displacement. His estimate of 10 kilotons was pretty close to actual value of 21.