For someone as famous as Adolf Hitler, it would seem strange to think that there is anything we don’t know about him. His presence in the history books, on tv and in the educational system of our schools would make us naturally believe we know all there is too about him. This is not the case however and details of the evil Nazi leader’s personal life have crept out over the subsequent years after World War II.
Join us as we have a dig through the ten most interesting and obscure facts about the man they knew as the Fuhrer:
10 – Hitler Loved Sweets

Adolf Hitler Kinderbild – See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
09 – Hitler Was Very Superstitious

Hitler and Mussolini – See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
08 – Hitler Was a Keen Artist

Adolf Hitler und Hermann Goring – Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-2004-1202-504 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de], via Wikimedia Commons
07 – Hitler was an Insomniac

Adolf Hitler Bild 146 – Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1990-048-29A / unknown Heinrich Hoffmann / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de], via Wikimedia Commons
06 – Hitler was Scared of Sharp Blades

Adolf Hitler vor Feldherrenhalle – Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-E12359 / CC-BY-SA [CC BY-SA 3.0 de], via Wikimedia Commons
05 – Hitler Was a Massive Coke-Head

Rede Adolf Hitler – Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1987-0703-507 / unbekannt / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de], via Wikimedia Commons
04 – Hitler was a Serious Prankster

Hitler bei Einweihung – Bundesarchiv, Bild 119-0289 / Unknown
Although this is tough one to believe, it seems the enemy of the free world was a keen practical joker?! Well-known for playing lots of pranks on his general and ministers, Hitler it seems was precursor of Dennis the Menace although we don’t know if he ever used the old ‘bucket of water over a door’ trick.
03 – Hitler Pinched the Swastika from Benedictine Monks

Blomberg Hitler – Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-16082 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de], via Wikimedia Commons
02 – Hitler was Times Man of The Year 1938

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini – By Eva Braun [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
01 – Hitler Took Injections of Bulls Testicle Extracts

Bundesarchiv Bild 102 – Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-14439 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de], via Wikimedia Commons
Adolf Hitler’s life as leader of the Nazi party and war time Germany is one we are all well aware of. But as our list shows, even with someone so famous there can be personal habits or details that the public at large are not aware of. Whether they make the person more human than the history books or simply confirm the madness inherit in such an individual is open to question.