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TIL that Hitler came to power in a democracy with a highly liberal constitution, and in part by using democratic freedoms to undermine and then destroy democracy itself.

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8a4EZ TIL that a dog’s age is not 7 times human age, but: 16(ln(dog’s age))+31. It’s a natural logarithmic curve, so a 1-year old dog is about 31 in human years, and a 10-year old is about 68. (Link has calculator!)
5yRp TIL 125 people where shot crossing the Berlin wall whereas an estimated 6000 people died trying to cross the Mexico-US border in the past 15 years.
vPGPK TIL that men who ejaculate more frequently significantly lower their risk of prostate cancer. A study in 2016 concluded that there is a statistically significant reduction in the risk of prostate cancer among men who ejaculate more frequently compared to those who ejaculate less frequently.
x8D5 TIL that sniper bullets can travel for so long, the rotation of the earth will move the target
rR7Pe TIL: Gotham City historically was in Southern New Jersey in the DC Universe