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TIL during initial showings of a scene in the 1903 film “The Great Train Robbery” where a character fires a gun straight at the camera, it is said audience members ducked and put their fingers in their ears, despite the film being silent; some are even said to have fired back at the screen.

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PanJ TIL that being tickled evolutionarily teaches us how to defend the most venerable areas of our bodies (e.g. armpits, neck…) from a young age, and we laugh when tickled to encourage others to tickle us; therefore promoting the learning of this defense.
oRVPA TIL the oldest statute in the UK still in force was enacted in the year 1267 as part of the Statutes of Marlborough. The Law Commission is debating whether two of the four remaining statutes should be repealed.
vPawR TIL actor Telly Savalas won a spelling bee in 1934 but due to an oversight, he did not receive his prize until 1991, when it was awarded to him by the Boston Harold and the school principal
1aYrr TIL: In the early days of railroads/railways, workers used “detonators” to warn the conductor and others of caution ahead on the tracks. The “detonator” was a charge placed on the rails that would produce a very loud bang when the train passed over it.
8aL7G TIL: That upwards of 50% of all accidental deaths in the Tudor period were drownings