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TIL between 28 October 1918 and 9 November 1918, Germany was a parliamentary monarchy. The Chancellor was no longer reliant on the Emperor's confidence, but rather on the parliament, the Reichstag. The consent of the Reichstag was also needed to declare war and conclude peace, not just the Emperor's

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XE7w8 TIL there is a hotel called the Greenbrier in West Virginia. A bunker was built under the hotel in the late 50s to house Congress in the event of a nuclear war. It was outted by the Washington Post and subsequently closed. It's now open for tours.
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