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TIL there is no consensus on the definition of fascism. Authoritarianism is the only trait that is widely accepted as an innate characteristic of a fascist individual or regime.

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gAYb TIL: “The film that killed John Wayne”, The Conqueror was shot downwind from the main site for Atomic Testing. of a crew of 200, 91 had died from cancer within 18 years, including The Duke.
KO5gR TIL of the Battle of the Wabash or St. Clair's defeat. When an American army of 1000 men was slaughtered by a Native American force of near equal strength in 1791. Only 28 men escaped unscathed with a casualty rate of 97%, it remains the largest defeat in American history.
ojZW TIL of the Angel of Nanjing; a selfless man who has patrolled the Yangtze River Bridge since 2003, saving people who wish to commit suicide and counselling them back to health, he has saved over 300 lives to this day.
wLxKM TIL that Brazil's southernmost point is at about 33.75 degrees south, far outside of the tropics and at a latitude similar to Atlanta, Islamabad, or Sydney.
7k1X TIL: Walruses don’t use their tusks to dig for food, they use their lips to dig for food. Their tusks are used to poke holes in the ice so they can pull themselves out of the water.