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TIL that in 1939 Hitler’s nephew wrote an article called “Why I Hate My Uncle”

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74AL TIL New York police officers used to carry an 11 inch club during the day, and a 26 inch club at night, when things were more dangerous. This is the origin of the term nightstick
65r8 TIL Kid Rock took a pay cut that cost him around $50,000 to $100,000 per night during his tour to keep ticket prices at $20 and a 12 oz beer at $4.
neDlo TIL Life never gave us lemons, humans made them all on their own.
DNdg TIL Scotch tape has an unusual property. When placed in a vacuum chamber, unpeeling a length of tape from the roll will produce an enormous amount of X-ray radiation. The reason why it does this isn’t well understood.
awdy0 TIL that the British Royal Veto still exists and is in use