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TIL the German government will lose copyright of Hitler’s infamous book “Mein Kampf” in 2016, which means they can no longer uphold their 70-year-old ban on it. Germany is already threatening to ban any educational rerelease of the book out of fear it will “advance” the Nazi ideology again.

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wLGQE TIL Henry Winkler's Parents escaped Nazi Germany on the last day Jews were allowed to leave. Since they were given only a six week visa, Henry's father hid his mother's jewelry inside pieces of chocolate to covertly take as much wealth with them as they could without being detected by the Nazis.
aN6M TIL In 1751 Bejamin Franklin wrote that German immigrants “swarm into our settlements” and “will never adopt our Language or Customs”. Today, 97% of German-Americans speak only English at home.
b6ejQ TIL that Super Bowl halftime shows were typically boring until the sketch comedy show 'In Living Color' aired a live special opposite of the Super Bowl XXVI halftime show in 1992. The special drew over 20 million views. The next year the NFL booked Michael Jackson for the halftime show.
BO4K TIL That when men don’t masturbate for 7 days their testosterone levels increase by 45.7%
4kNQw TIL of John Dixwell who was one of the regicides who carried out the execution of King Charles I. Dixwell’s suspicions of the sham pardon later offered to him were proved correct, when a death warrant was issued. He would evade capture, dying in his 80’s in Connecticut.