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TIL that when Parker Brothers tried to introduce a german version of Risk, the board game in which players try to dominate a map of world, the German government threatened to ban it on the grounds that it might encourage imperialist and militaristic impulses in the nation’s youth.

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oBlOo TIL that from 1931 until 1932, two young Black American women toured Europe together - writing articles on their experiences in each country - for the nation's best selling Black newspaper, 'The Chicago Defender'. Among other events, they observed the rise of the Nazi movement in Germany.
OGo8a TIL large VA hospital sat vacant since the 70s due to asbestos mitigation and demolition costs
5aQ9 TIL that as of this month, “Hampster Dance”, one of the first Internet memes, turns 18 years old.
Y7DoP TIL about "the strangest battle in history", where US and German forces battled against the SS to protect French political prisoners.
bOKN TIL In 1990 NYC’s head D.A. oversaw the wrongful conviction of five 15 year-olds by using coerced confessions and intimidation tactics. In 2002, the real culprit confessed and to this day, the D.A. refuses to apologize to the men. She is now a multi millionaire author based on her legal expertise.