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TIL in 1983, a German newspaper paid 3.7 million dollars for copies of Hitler’s diaries. They were authenticated by an expert. They were later found to be poor quality forgeries.

by whatilearned September 5, 2022, 8:36 pm

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A nun, a hot blonde, a dutch and a german

by cringeyjokesman September 1, 2022, 4:03 pm

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TIL in German, the word “umfahren” has two meanings: To drive around something or someone but also the opposite, to run someone over.

by whatilearned August 28, 2022, 5:09 pm

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TIL that the way Jamaican’s speak is their native language. My entire life I thought Jamaicans had accents because it was their second language. Like how someone whose first language is Spanish, German, etc. and they speak English with an accent. I had no idea that is their actual language.

by whatilearned August 28, 2022, 4:31 pm

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People produced beer in German Stonehenge over 4,000 years ago

by HistoryBuff August 28, 2022, 8:25 am

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TIL a German scientist proposed the building of a hydroelectric dam across the Strait of Gibraltar that would generate enough electricity to power half of Europe

by whatilearned August 28, 2022, 6:16 am

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TIL about the Battle of the Atlantic during WWII. “In the first four months of 1942, German U-boats ravaged the shipping lanes off North Carolina, sinking almost 40 ships during that period. It is an often overlooked piece of American history.”

by whatilearned August 27, 2022, 4:10 am

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TIL Canadian Spitfire ace Doug Lindsay with 3 Wingmen were ordered to intercept 40 German Aircraft over France in WW2 and survived destroying 3 enemies.

by whatilearned August 23, 2022, 8:24 am

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An Englishman, a Frenchman, a Spaniard and a German stop to watch a street performer.

by cringeyjokesman August 22, 2022, 11:51 am

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Why is Napoleon so important when we are speaking about especially German Nationalism?

by HistoryBuff August 22, 2022, 7:08 am

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Was recently in Lake of the Woods, MN and discovered that several WWII German prisoner of war internment camps were there to support pulp wood production for the war. Interesting history here:

by HistoryBuff August 21, 2022, 4:21 pm

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A German Shepherd and a Sheep are out on a date…

by cringeyjokesman August 16, 2022, 5:28 pm

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