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TIL: that Dr. Guillotin, inventor of the guillotine, believed "this swift method of execution would reform capital punishment in keeping with human rights."

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v1Q58 TIL about Luis Pardo Villalón, the chilean Navy officer who commanded the rescue of the Endurance crew. He had never sailed to Antarctica before, but the chilean government sent him aboard the Yelcho, to rescue the 22 stranded men on Elephant Island, after Ernest Shackleton made it to land.
XE7eP TIL that only around 10% of blind Americans know how to read Braille, compared to 1950, where 50% knew how to read Braille. This is due to a shortage of teachers to teach it and more reliance on technology as well as Braille being seen as outdated.
Ypx TIL that in 1968 John Lennon, inspired by a large amount of LSD, called an emergency meeting of the Beatles to inform them that he was in fact, Jesus Christ reincarnated.
8egk8 TIL the colors of the Olympic rings were chosen because they are the five colors that appear in every flag in the world.(minimum one colour)
x6pb TIL Sets on “The Phantom Menace” were built only as high as the tops of the actors’ heads, however Liam Neeson was so tall (6'4) that he cost the set crew an extra $150,000 in construction.