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TIL that the 1996 movie 'Hitler' has nothing to do with the Nazi dictator. The Indian action film is about a man nicknamed "Hitler" because he is tough and angry, who tries to protect his younger sisters from other men. 'Hitler' was the most-lucrative Malayalam-language movie in history.

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yVNR8 TIL That Frank Hamer, the Texas Ranger who lead the posse that killed Bonnie and Clyde, was able to keep most of the weapons and ammunition found in the outlaw couple's car as the result of an agreement with the Texas DOC. The arsenal included several automatic weapons and sawed off shotguns.
adMN TIL that in Texas, a parent of a public school student has to formally opt-out of allowing corporal punishment. This has to be in writing in advance, otherwise the school can legally hit the child with no recourse.
vPjVr TIL metal tube invented in 1732 is what measures the speed of supersonic jets (and any other airplane, boat, or even F1 car). Called a pitot tube, it measures airspeed by measuring air pressure. More information at the link.
RY4w TIL Charlie Chaplin spent the last two decades of his career concentrating on re-editing and scoring his old films for re-release, along with securing their ownership and distribution rights.
R5v6j TIL about The Dancing Plague of 1518 - A case of mass hysteria in Strasbourg where hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for days, leading to several deaths.