It’s often a touted piece of trivia that Adolf Hitler was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. As strange as it may sound in today’s world, it is true. However, it’s less well-known that the nomination was actually a sarcastic joke that fell victim to the quirks of the Nobel nomination system. Hitler was nominated in 1939 by Swedish politician Erik Gottfrid Christian Brandt. Not everyone has the honor of nominating people for the prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee only accepts nominations from people who hold certain positions in the upper echelons of the establishment, including university professors, previous winners...