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a88nL TIL that the official Hitler sent to coerce fascist Spain into joining the Axis in WWII was secretly opposed to Nazism. Unsurprisingly, he did not convince Spain to join the war. After the war, the Spanish government gave his widow a pension in gratitude.
mkmy TIL that gladiators were probably fat due to a high-energy vegetarian diet, which included calcium-rich ash. This fatty layer helped protect them from otherwise-lethal wounds.
J1P7j TIL Fountains of Wayne 2003 hit song "Stacy's Mom" borrowed its guitar riff from The Cars 1978 hit song "Just What I needed". The Cars in turn had borrowed the riff from the 1968 hit song "Yummy Yummy Yummy" by the Ohio Express.
KOvPR TIL that Lit guitarist Jeremy Popoff recorded the popular 90s song "My Own Worst Enemy" naked in the studio
D1Vve TIL that the citric acid used as a preservative in many foods and beverages is not from citrus fruits, but from black mold.