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TIL Hitler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Price in 1939

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Yp8OW TIL Spielberg’s Hook (1991), is the sixth highest-grossing “pirate-themed” film of all time, behind all five Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
9YAJr TIL, Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of such Nintendo games as Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda, has a hobby of guessing the measurements of objects, then checking to see if he was correct. He enjoys the hobby so much he carries a tape measure with him everywhere.
nJWY TIL Kent Waldrep was paralyzed during a NCAA football game between TCU v Alabama. TCU used “student athlete” defense to avoid paying Waldrep’s medical bills and cancel his scholarship.
m1XvR TIL cooking has a million-year history
0Bkp TIL that Crocodiles in Vietnam are skinned alive to make “luxury” leather bags, belts, and watchstraps for the world’s leading fashion brands – including Louis Vuitton – a horrifying undercover investigation has revealed.