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TIL that the first photograph of a person was an accident.

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E1LVd TIL that electronic television was first successfully demonstrated in San Francisco on September 7, 1927. The system was designed by Philo Taylor Farnsworth, a 21-year-old inventor who had lived in a house without electricity until he was 14.
WKQN TIL the 8 billionth person will most likely be born in 2027
GAgbQ TIL the peace symbol is a combination of the semaphore letters N and D, which stood for Nuclear Disarmament
aw9Qb TIL that, in France, it is illegal to to publish photographs of identifiable handcuffed suspects, as they are not to appear guilty until proven so. This means that "perp walks" are not allowed under current law, either.
Bgg1K TIL Frank Abagnale, of Catch Me if You Can fame, exaggerated/fabricated much of his crimes. Abagnale claims to have escaped a prison he was never in, to have been on the 10 most wanted list, and he cashed $2.5 million in bad checks but he was convicted on a total of less than $1,500 in bad checks.