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TIL: Adolf Hitler "famously hated red lipstick," Felder said. In Allied countries, wearing it became a sign of patriotism and a statement against facism.

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b9oe7 TIL: GPS signals are being spoofed in some areas of Moscow: “the fake signal, which seems to center on the Kremlin, relocates anyone nearby to Vnukovo Airport, 32 km away. The scale of the problem did not become apparent until people began trying to play Pokemon Go.”
PBpG TIL that Samuel L. Jackson has only ever been nominated for an Oscar once (for Pulp Fiction).
ANrAB TIL in Denmark you had to officially check underneath your vehicle to make sure there aren't children hiding/sleeping there.
Y4Gv TIL that the Hoover Dam can not generate electricity if the elevation of Lake Mead’s water level drops below 320m. In 2016, it reached 326m, down from a high of 370 in the 1980s.
N7l1b TIL. Children in Iceland are not allowed to have names with the letter "C" in them. All names must conform to rules of Icelandic language, which does not have the letter "C"