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TIL Hitler was never elected to rule Germany. The president appointed him as chancellor because of pressure from the political elites and corporations.

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BgMKk TIL The first written record of rabies is in the Mesopotamian Codex of Eshnunna (c. 1930 BC), which dictates that the owner of a dog showing symptoms of rabies should take preventive measures against bites. If another person were bitten by a rabid dog and later died, the owner was heavily fined.
JY95v TIL that there's a name dispute over whether it's appropriate to refer to Ireland and Britain as the "British Isles". Alternatives include IONA or Islands Of the North Atlantic, the Pretanic Isles after their ancient Greek name, and the St. Agnes Isles after the smallest island in the archipelago.
NmvP TIL that McDonald’s gave out free razors during breakfast hours in the 1970’s.
ZpwZp TIL Penn Jillette graduated from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College.
e0RW4 TIL of the "Dr Fox Effect". Researchers created a jargon-filled, contradictory, and nonsensical lecture. Audiences rated the lectures highly if the presenter was expressive, even though the lecture was jibberish.