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TIL The so-called "Million Man March" was only about 400,000 people, in reality

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yQyx8 TIL Before being injured in battle during the last stages of WW1, Hitler was described as being a stressed out timid man suffering from hysteria. After being tutored in a psychiatric ward by Dr Edward Forster, Hitler was transformed, and left the hospital carrying the traits of the future "Fuhrer".
b9dvZ TIL of the ABC Islands bear, a unique subspecies of grizzly bear found on Admiralty, Baranof and Chichagof islands in Southeast Alaska (known as the ABC islands) Isolated from the mainland these bears look similar to grizzlies but have a unique DNA structure that relates them brown and polar bears
6YQ7 TIL it is a cultural taboo to smile in public in Russia and it is considered disrespectful to smile when meeting strangers
J1VNl TIL the town of Colma, California has about 1,000 dead people for every 1 live person, being a necropolis. It's motto is "It's great to be alive in Colma."
P1WnL TIL actor Richard Harris was offered the role of English Bob in Unforgiven by a phone call from Clint Eastwood while watching Eastwood's western High Plains Drifter. Richard thought it was a prank at first.