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TIL there's only one recording of Hitler's voice where he isn't giving a speech. It's a private conversation between himself and Finnish leader Mannerheim recorded in secrecy by a sound engineer in 1942.

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lo6X1 Today I learned that there is no worldwide uniformity on how many continents there are, and many are taught that North America and South America is just America or The Americas.
Lk4dm TIL that in 2005, the London Underground started playing orchestral soundtracks in 65 tube stations as part of a scheme to deter anti-social behavior. As a result, a 33 percent decline in robberies, a 25 percent decline in staff verbal assaults, and a 37 percent decrease in vandalism was observed.
WkByd TIL of Chubut Province. A province in Argentina that speaks Welsh.
LQ1bP TIL in the late 70s, Martin Scorsese was very depressed & struggling with a dangerous coke addiction. Once, while hospitalized w/ internal bleeding, De Niro visited & convinced him to make another movie, to save his life. Scorsese agreed, sure it would be his last film. It was Raging Bull.
RjZ4 TIL In 1960 a terrorist armed with a bomb tried to hijack Trans Australia Flight 408. The co-pilot punched him in the face and ripped the wires from the bomb saving all 49 passengers.