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TIL The line of emperors in Japan has continued since 680 BC

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pmE8 TIL That Hitler’s ‘Mein Kamph’ was mocked by being called 'Mein Kramph’ ('My Cramps’ or perhaps 'My Diarrhea’) by critics.
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