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TIL that one of the key early fundraising tools for the Nazi Sturmabteilung was operating their own cigarette company.

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WkoB9 TIL that Robert Smalls who born into slavery stole a confederate military ship, disguised himself as a captain, used a secret code book and hand signals to pass Confederate guard ships, rescued slaves and families, worked as military advisor to the union until war ends and ran for Congress and won.
vP6oj TIL of hourglass syndrome, caused by repeatedly and extensively contracting the muscles of your upper abdomen in order to pull your stomach up and in so you look slimmer. This can cause breathing problems, neck and back pain and other issues.
l7EBK TIL during visit to a state built flat in communist Poland Picasso spontaneously drew a painting on a wall of some random folks living room It was painted over in 1953 by a couple who lived there and couldn’t handle hundreds of strangers wanting to come in and stare at their wall.