stackyFACTSVienna in 1913 was essentially the worst crossover episode in human history.
Vienna in 1913 was essentially the worst crossover episode in human history. Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, and Josip Broz Tito all lived within a few miles of each other in the Austrian capital. They frequented the same coffeehouses to rant about their fringe political beliefs, completely unaware that they were destined to become the architects of the 20th century's worst atrocities. The cafe baristas deserved a raise.
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