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TIL Hitler's definition of "socialism" (as in, National Socialism) was explicitly anti-Marxist and Hitler claimed Marxists had "stolen" the term from ancient Germans.

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5VXaP TIL of the Mariko Aoki phenomenon, a Japanese expression referring to a sudden urge to defecate that is felt upon entering bookstores.
rNBaW TIL that octopuses have three hearts. Two of these hearts pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps it to the rest of the body. When an octopus swims, the heart that delivers blood to the body actually stops beating, which explains why they prefer crawling to swimming—it’s less tiring for them!
m5ax TIL a soldier who fired his gun in celebration in NYC got sentanced to 4 - 12 Years For Manslaughter after turning himself in after the stray bullet killed a mother in Queens.
W7LyL TIL King Harald V of Norway is 85th in the line of succession to the British Throne
4Jxb TIL of a massive, $400M underground subway station that was never opened. Chicago continues to pay for it through 2028.