TIL: The Nazis never bothered to repeal Germany's Weimar Constitution, which strongly protected personal liberty. Instead, Hitler legally invoked an "emergency" that allowed the government to take any measure it wished to "protect public safety," rendering the constitution effectively powerless. [source, comments]

TIL The specific wording "the pen is mightier than the sword" was first used by author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839, the same guy whose intro sentence “It was a dark and stormy night.” inspired a contest for the worst opening sentence for a novel. [source, comments]

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Song of the day 🛶🌎: https://youtu.be/nHKRSc7V6g4?feature=shared

TIL Anthony Bourdain never filmed a show in Switzerland, because the country gave him the willies. [source, comments]

https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/genocide-alert-azerbaijan-attacks-artsakh Azerbaijan is acticely committing genocide against the people of Artsakh and the international community would rather have cheap gas than innocents allowed to live

TIL The music of Nine Inch Nails has reportedly been used by the U.S. military as music torture to break down the resolve of detainees. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails objected to this and stated "It's difficult for me to imagine anything more profoundly insulting, demeaning and enraging" [source, comments]

Song of the day 🖤🗽: https://spotify.link/1487c9hpoDb