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TIL Guinness records are set by people who apply for them, the company doesn't "seek out" new potential record holders

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loYQA TIL the Japanese used "nightingale floors" to alert castle lords to enemy attacks. These floors were designed so that walking on them created a shrill chirping noise. To tell friend from foe, the lord of the castle would identify a set rhythm for allies to use when walking on the nightingale floors.
WG0N TIL a transgender person living as a woman for more than 20 years was arrested for indecent exposure because her breasts were visible through a sheer top and then after a nurse examined her genitals, the state decided that she was technically male and put her in the men’s prison ward.
neP0d TIL The actor John Ratzenberger's box office gross is more than Robert Downey Jr's, Chris Evans', and Dwayne Johnson and he currently sits in 3rd place all-time.
R5lea TIL in this scene from the film version of In Cold Blood, the tears streaming down Robert Blake's face from the the reflection of the rain on the window was unplanned.
MvN7 TIL the Soviet Union still has an active internet domain suffix in operation, .su. It has since become a haven for cybercriminals and dark net users, as well as for the Donetsk People’s Republic