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TIL three brothers who are the last living descendants of Hitler decided to create a pact to end Hitler’s bloodline by never getting married or having kids

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6a0J TIL Frank Zappa performed at a Casino in Switzerland when a flare set off by an audience member started a fire that burned down the casino.The event is immortalized in Deep Purple’s song “Smoke on the Water”
gMXZ8 TIL of the letter written by a slave named Jourdon Anderson who was freed from slavery after the Civil War, in response to his former master Patrick Henry Anderson's request for him to return to his old plantation and save his ailing business.
woP71 TIL that Voodoo (over 60 million followers in West Africa and Haiti) and Shinto (around 100 million followers in Japan) do not have holy book.
VMlOp TIL about the Italian Unabomber, who placed tiny explosive devices inside everyday objects, including tomato sauce, a Nutella jar, and an egg, in public spaces in parts of Italy. Numerous people, including children, lost fingers and limbs. The bomber operated from 1994 to 2006 and remains unknown.
QJEmM TIL in 2016 a 91-year-old woman filled out a crossword that turned out to be $116k artwork in a German museum