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TIL that Hitler was mostly inspired by Ataturk. This is told by a book written by Stefan Ihrig. The details of this and the link of the book is provided.

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j6PrE TIL under rare circumstances, it is possible for human sperm to travel up the fallopian tube, through the ovarian tissue, and penetrate the wall of an intact ovarian follicle to reach the ovum and fertilize the egg before ovulation occurs
xVpP7 TIL that Burkina Faso meaning “land of incorruptible people” used to be called The Republic of Upper Volta after the Volta river with its flag representing the 3 main tributaries: the Black, White, and the Red Volta.
nW6jY Today I learned that Action Park had a water slide with an actual loop-the-loop that actually worked (although it was rarely operated for obvious reasons.)
wLNRY TIL Woody Harrelson's father was a hitman who served a life sentence for killing a federal judge.
ADDPw Today I learned that Cpt. William Kidd was he first Pirate to be hung over the River Thames in order to scare would be Pirates as they left for the seas.