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TIL Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin were all nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

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J1vbk TIL that the modern practice of crowdfunding projects on the Internet was first successfully pioneered in the late 90s by the British Neo-prog Band Marillion.
LEop TIL that in 2000, a new food “invented” by Kim Jong-il called “Gogigyeopbbang” was introduced to North Koreans. It was described as “double bread with meat”, but took on the uncanny appearance of a conventional hamburger.
LkWRp TIL that Arizona ice tea has not changed it’s 99¢ retail price since 1992.
GWV4 TIL that a lady had a stroke and lost movement in her left arm because of a hickey.
mxe8o TIL that there are some parts of the world (including rural parts of India) that consider menstruation as a huge taboo. It is not openly discussed between females and some males even consider period as an illness. Sanitary pad is still a foreign object for them.