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TIL:A billionaire spent decades giving away his fortune so he could die broke.

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W7JO8 TIL that Allianz (one of the world’s largest insurers) insured Nazi concentration camps like Auschwitz and in 1933 Hitler’s cabinet included the head of Allianz
NXPAN TIL that Japanese Sumo wrestlers life expectancy is between 60-65 years old or about 20 years less than the typical Japanese male.
QJGKL TIL That in 1933, Adolf Hitler made friends with a young Jewish girl, Rosa Nienau, whilst he was staying at his mountain retreat. After the meeting they became penpals and the correspondence carried on right until 1938 when Hitlers secretary told her to cease contact.
0wRZL TIL former NFL player Dave Duerson killed himself, though he chose to shoot himself in the chest, and left a note specifically requesting his brain be used for research into a neurodegenerative disease (CTE) which can be caused by playing football. Researchers did later confirm he had the disease.
PYmbE TIL that women who start trying to have kids at age 30 have an infertility rate 2-3 times higher that those who start at age 20.