1. He loved Disney
The sooner we stop trying to understand Hitler, the better. However, while Disney represents kids’ films and family to us, to the dictator, it represented the advance of technology since "Snow White" boasted some pretty impressive animation circa its 1937 release. Rumour has it he also felt strongly for "King Kong" because of its special effects, and watched both that and war films repeatedly.
2. Hitler’s obsession with Wagner began eons before WWII
At age 12, Hitler stumbled upon Wagner and he never looked back. Writing in Mein Kampf that he was “addicted” after attending the opera, "Lohengrin", Hitler reportedly skipped school to attend the opera well into his teens. (Probably should’ve gone to those art classes instead.)
3. Rumour has it that Hitler had bred an army of talking dogs
A picture dated 1939 shows German nazi Chancellor and dictator Adolf Hitler with his German Shepherd dog
According to Dr. Jan Bondeson, Hitler and his henchman rounded up “educated” dogs with whom they communicated (through tapping paws, barking, and wagging their tails) – and got even one to bark, “Mein Fuhrer!” These dogs were supposed to help win the war (apparently), which makes a bit of sense considering Hitler was heavily attached to his dogs, Blondi and Bella. (The former, he killed before killing himself.)
4. Hitler was a vegetarian who was diligent about food testing
Surprisingly (just kidding), Hitler was a paranoid person. So paranoid, in fact, that he employed food tasters who, on one side, got to enjoy the crème de la crème of German cuisine (during a time of rations and starvation). On the other? After an attempted assassination, he basically kept his food tasters imprisoned, according to Margot Woelk, who had to suffer through the terrible ordeal.
5. His favourite actor only died in 2011
At age 108, Hitler’s favourite actor – the Dutch Johannes Heesters – passed away. However, despite being a favourite of the dictator and the S.S., Heesters was still allowed to perform because the Allies didn’t think he was involved in Nazi propaganda. However, because he did perform for the Nazi regime, he was still scrutinised for several decades.
Eew. That wasn't a pleasant one. Hoped it helped, though, in learning English.