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TIL the Nazi Headquarters “The Brown House” from 1930 on was across the street from an apostolic nunciature (a top level diplomatic mission of the Holy See / Pope / Vatican)

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nWGjB TIL that Nobel Prize-winning physicist Robert Schrieffer (of superconducting BCS theory fame) was sentenced to two years in prison for vehicular manslaughter, when he fell asleep behind the wheel of his sports car going over 100 mph
1eNr TIL the Racial Integrity Act of 1924 required that a racial description of every person be recorded at birth and divided society into only two classifications: white and colored. It also expanded Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage by criminalizing all marriages between whites and non-whites
R5NXQ TIL Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.
grXKA TIL of His Imperial Majesty Norton I., Emperor of the United States. In 1859, He delivered a proclamation to the San Francisco Evening Bulletin declared himself emperor. They indulged him, starting his 21 year reign.
enwg TIL Wedding rings weren’t worn by men until the late 19th century.