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TIL the Allies had plenty of opportunities to assassinate Hitler; but didn't, because he was a terrible strategist (Any replacement would have been more competent and therefore worse for the Allies).

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7rxV7 TIL that there was a Soviet spy in Congress from 1923 to 1945. Congressman Samuel Dickstein of New York was a paid agent of the NKVD, the precursor to the KGB. While in Congress, Dickstein helped to establish an "un-American activities" committee, which he used to attack suspected communists.
LQvbv TIL that sign language some African Americans use is different from that of White Americans.
dD589 TIL that November 9 holds special significance in German history. Coincidentally, it was the date of the fall of the Berlin wall, Kristallnacht, and the Munich beer hall putsch, to name a few.
9QgB TIL that the division symbol is called an “obelus,” and was used in ancient manuscripts to mark passages that were suspected of being corrupted or spurious.
yQ8JJ TIL about the NYPD's elite mobile blacksmith unit. They are responsible for the NYPD's horseshoes.