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TIL Hitler was not a German citizen by birth. He was born in Austria and it was only in 1932 that he became a citizen of the country.

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mxlYR TIL that a “fossil word” is a word that is no longer used in general speech but remains in use because it is part of an idiom. For example, amok as in “run amok”, or turpitude as in “moral turpitude”. There are many other examples.
69yAX TIL There is a museum in Iceland focused only on Penises.
woOwE TIL that in the 1970s Hostess paid DC to run ads in DC comic books, and each one was a one-page comic that led to the villain getting stopped thanks to Hostess fruit pies or Twinkies.
yVrZa TIL that Paralympic athletes with spinal cord injuries cheat by intentionally breaking bones or electrocuting themselves before a competition; as their heart rate and blood pressure does not naturally increase while competing.
opJY TIL a high school kid once wrote 150 famous novelists to ask if they intentionally put symbolism in their work. 75 authors responded, including Bradbury, Asimov, Kerouac, Ayn Rand, and Updike.