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TIL John Williams did the music for Home Alone

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4XNRJ Today I learned that the earliest audio recording of the word "fuck" was made in 1885. A technician at Volta labs was testing his equipment when it malfunctioned and recorded his iritated response.
oBLY7 TIL that the crinoline was a large wire cage worn around the waist of Victorian Era women that created a large hoop that was considered stylish at the time. Many died because of this fad for the their cumbersome nature, knocking over lamps or candles that ignited their flammable dresses.
4BlJ TIL that when George Washington died, Napoleon ordered 10 days of mourning in France
OoEGe TIL about Reita Faria, the first Asian to win Miss World. A 66 to 1 longshot (people used to bet on beuty pageants), she won because of her then unique ambition to become a medical doctor.
a8rAb TIL in the 1990s Donnie Yen (known for his roles in Ip Man, Star Wars and John Wick) and his girlfriend Joey Meng were leaving a club in Hong Kong when they were attacked by a group of men who had been bothering them earlier that night. Donnie hospitalized all 8 of them.