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TIL Adolf Hitler had a Nephew who moved to Germany during Hitler’s rise to power in the 1930s, then fearing ulterior motives he later moved back to the United States and fought on the US side in WWII. He also wrote an article title “Why I hate my uncle” about his relationship with Adolf Hitler.

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m9NM TIL after Sitting Bull was released from prison, he joined the Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show making $50 per week for riding once around the arena. Quickly getting annoyed with the audience, he quit and returned to his people saying “I would rather die an Indian than live a white man.”
Bm5K TIL Just 67% of Netflix users still pay for cable TV, compared to 80% in 2014 and 88% in 2010
nDMP TIL Based on the landmarks in the training scene of Rocky II, Rocky ran 30.61 miles before jumping around with a bunch of kids at the top of the stairs at The Philadelphia Museum of Art.
KYEl4 TIL: Hexane, made from crude oil, is used to extract oil from vegetables.
MaQW TIL That Netflix purchased the rights to Death Note and are releasing a live action film in 2017.