• Baŝto
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    11 months ago

    When Hitler was born, Adolf was one of the 50 most popular first names in Germany, even though he wasn’t born in Germany.

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        11 months ago

        Well, the more popular a name the likelier it is that some screwed up person has that name.

        • Stalin was a Joseph (Ioseb).
        • Leopold II of Belgium was a Leopold (Léopold), with second names Lewis (Louis) and Philipp (Philippe).
        • Lenin was a Vladimir (Владимир).
        • Obote was a Milton.
        • Mussolini was a Benedict (Benito).
        • Franco was a Francis (Francisco).
        • Tito was a Joseph (Josip).
        • Micombero was a Michael (Michel).