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TIL the German public was unaware of the relationship between Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun until after World War II.

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6Eebl TIL of Albert Battel and Max Liedtke, German officers who threatened to shoot a group of SS attempting to execute Jews in Poland. They successfully rescued 100 Jews, and are among the few Wehrmacht members to be recognised as Righteous Among the Nations
PYg0E TIL a man was saved by not ordering Domino’s pizza. After 7 years of ordering everyday, the lack of an order got the store worried. Delivery driver stopped by his house to find him “crying for help.”
GAplN TIL Samuel German invented German chocolate cake while working for Baker’s Chocolate, which is named after James Baker. They’re both eponymous.
4XYg5 TIL The world is running out of usable sand
QNnm9 TIL that the Edmond post office shooting inspired the term Going Postal, and is the single most deadly act of workplace violence in US history.