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TIL Hugo Boss founded his company in 1924, ten years later advertising that he had been a “supplier for National Socialist uniforms since 1924”, eventually used POW’s and forced laborers for mass production.

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JX4 TIL no physical clone trooper costume was ever produced for the Star Wars prequels. Every single clone trooper is a computer generated image.
gM4lW TIL when Mussolini’s Air Force attacked Malta in WW2, the British garrison had no defense prepared against the air raids. Luckily, they discovered biplanes packed away in crates and were able to assemble three Gladiators to disrupt the Italians for 10 days before reinforcements arrived.
p89vA TIL that Winona Ryder was born in a town named Winona.
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PY40V TIL that the Caesar salad has nothing to do with Julius Caesar, but instead Cesare Cardini, a Mexican restaurateur. He opened up "Caesar's Restaurante" in Tijuana in 1927, serving his signature salad (and dressing): The Caesar Salad or Caesar's Salad