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TIL the original title of Mein Kampf (A. Hitler, 1925) was Viereinhalb Jahre (des Kampfes) gegen Lüge, Dummheit und Feigheit, which translates as Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice. Max Amann, the head of Eher Verlag, suggested the catchier title.

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nWrB7 TIL the history of Jules Brunet , The historic figure who inspired "the last samurai ". In september 1868 this decorated captain who was a painter and a graduate of Saint-Cyr Polythecnique school decided to unofficially stay in Japan and Fight with the Shogun Forces against the Meiji Empire .
Z8LbD TIL the Anglo-Moroccan alliance in 1601 discussed a joint attack on the Spanish in their American colonies, with a view to setting up predominantly Moroccan colonies.
R5NO9 TIL a monkey named Ramu was arrested in India for disrupting the peace between Muslim and Hindu communities. He was released 5 years later when wildlife activists learned of his situation.
R4j4 TIL when going to battle Rajputs would fashion false trunks for their horses, making them appear to be baby elephants which the enemy’s elephants instinctively would not attack.
7rYWp TIL that when in North Korea in 2011, graffiti saying “Park Chung Hee and Kim Jong Il are both dictators; Park Chung Hee a dictator who developed his country’s economy, Kim Jong Il a dictator who starved people to death” was found at a Pyongyang college, the entire city went into a 3 day lockdown