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TIL that Hitler's regime in Germany drew inspiration from America's racial oppression during the era of Jim Crow laws

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awXBJ TIL that in May of 2020, Gui Khury, a 11 year old Brazilian skateboarding prodigy successfully completed the first 1080 on a vert ramp. For reference, Tony Hawk was 31 when he landed the 900 in 1999.
4LWN TIL President Eisenhower predicted Holocaust Deniers, so he ordered pictures be taken of concentration camps.
JYkb1 TIL That Bob Barker was in the Air Force, has a black belt and was trained by Chuck Norris
KOOpG Not yet, though we've been trying to do so since at least the 1970s.
Wko7B TIL: Magic Johnson retired before the 1991-1992 NBA Season after announcing he was HIV+, but fans voted him into the 1992 All-Star Game anyway, for which he returned and won MVP.