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TIL that the product that ruined Kodak, the digital camera, was invented by an engineer at Kodak

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ADWNg TIL: The film "The Hobbit" caused as many as 27 animals deaths during production. One horse had the skin and muscles of her leg torn off by wire fencing, several chickens were mauled to death by unsupervised dogs, and one horse was hobbled and left on the ground for three hours.
EgeE0 TIL: In 1832, Andrew Jackson defeated himself in Georgia as there were 2 Andrew Jackson tickets representing 2 different parties. Both parties wanted him as President, but disagreed on the running mate. So Andrew Jackson came in 1st and 2nd in Georgia.
Z8XVR TIL In 1745 The Earl of Kilmarnock a Jacobite rebel was beheaded on Tower Hill. John Thrift the executioner was visibly upset and burst into tears when the Earl of arrived. This gave rise to the bizarre scene of the man who was about to die comforting his executioner.
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