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TIL that Spain was pro-Hitler and provided volunteer forces to help Hitler fend off the USSR

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D1jnp TIL Jefferies tubes in the star trek universe is really a tribute to the original designer of the enterprise Matt Jefferies.
W77gN TIL about Rei Dunois who, using body prosthetics and makeup successfully passed himself off as a female cosplayer. When he eventually admitted who he was in 2020, his following increased.
7amr TIL Renowned concert pianist Krystian Zimerman’s personal Steinway grand piano was confiscated when he landed in New York City to give a recital at Carnegie Hall. US customs destroyed his piano, claiming the glue smelled like explosives.
Wk1MY TIL the United States has had a Vice President who was Native American. Charles Curtis served as VP under Herbert Hoover from 1929-33. His mother was of mixed Native heritage, and he grew up with his maternal grandparents on the Kaw Reservation in Kansas.
BE8k TIL 2013 was a big year for the baby name CHEESE