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TIL There is a table-saw that will halt immediately if touched by human flesh.

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16y4V TIL that pornography shut down a TV network in Scotland. When Grampian Television staff in northern Scotland were found watching Deep Throat in the studio, the manager was fired. His union called a strike, ending ITV broadcasts in the area. The strike ended when the manager resigned "voluntarily".
WV6L TIL Dorcas Hoar, who could supposedly predict the future, was convicted during the Salem Witch Trials. In September, she asked that her execution be delayed for one month so she may pray and repent. Her request was granted and her life was spared when the Governor dissolved the court in October.
gMpey TIL about triplets that were deliberately separated at birth by their adoption agency. After investigative journalist, Lawrence Wright, looked into the matter, it was revealed the triplets were part of a scientific experiment by Dr. Peter B. Neubauer.
YpQK7 TIL The 2-step initial pawn move is absent in Indian chess; thus, en passant is also absent. Normal castling with rook and king is absent. The king can make a knight's move once in a game, known as Indian castling. On reaching the opposite end of the board, pawns promote to the piece of that square.
8e9kb TIL There were thirty married astronauts during the Gemini and Apollo programs—all but seven marriages ended in divorce