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Hitler Shoe-Size And Medical Details
- Richard Herring recounts finding Adolf Hitler's shoe size while discussing the film The Cobbler and googling odd facts on his podcast.
- He cites a CIA medical report about Hitler's health and quirks like flatulence and blocked nose.
Why Celebrity Shoe Sizes Mislead
- Celebrity shoe sizing can be misleading because stars wear larger shoes on red carpets to avoid blisters in new footwear.
- Shoe-size trends over decades likely reflect better nutrition and larger body size rather than purely measurement shifts.
A Language Without Questions
- Chalcatongo Mixtec lacks grammatical marking to distinguish questions from statements, making questions structurally impossible.
- Linguistic diversity shows many simple features English treats as normal are rare globally.