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TIL due to the long exposure limitations of Victorian photography, the mothers of children getting a portrait done would be camouflaged into the scenery.

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nXpP TIL when the King of France tried to escape in disguise during the French Revolution, he was recognized and stopped by a postmaster who noticed the resemblance to the king’s likeness on paper money
7Myx TIL oil was formed from bacteria in the ocean and not dinosaurs.
78OaP TIL About How, in the 18th Century, over 700 children were kidnapped from the streets of Aberdeen and sent to North America and sold as slaves.
vP8VK TIL, On July 26, 1978, the first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in Oldham, England
Y1QG TIL: An early draft of Charlie and the Chocolate factory featured a sixth child, Miranda Piker, and she met her untimely demise when she was ground into powder by one of Willy Wonka’s candy machines after refusing to listen to him.