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TIL that the sons of Hitler’s nephew who fought for the US all agreed that they would never marry or have children in order to kill Hitler’s bloodline.

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N7vO6 TIL a Canadian goose vs. bald eagle fight was caught on camera at a campground in British Columbia. The goose was pinned under the eagle's talons looking lifeless but scooted out, flew into a pond; the eagle pursued but the goose went underwater. The eagle then retreated to watch from a tree perch.
Brldy TIL The reason Jonathan Frakes has a distinctive way of sitting (known as the Riker maneuver) on The Next Generation is because he injured his back working as a furniture mover. This is also why he leans on chairs and consoles, or has one leg propped up on something.
loJN1 TIL that 'Personal fable' is the idea that we are unique, special, and destined for greatness. We're supposed to outgrow it in childhood.
L86P TIL That When Monopoly was introduced to communist Czechoslovakia, private businesses were illegal and mortgages didn’t exist, so they turned it into a horse racing variant
p8VK8 TIL: Godzilla was originally conceived to be a cross between a gorilla and whale. The name is a hybrid of the two Japanese words for those two animals