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TIL "Pulling out all the stops" comes from organ-playing meaning "bring into play every rank of pipes"

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p8aOZ TIL that after Charlotte Corday was executed by guillotine, a man lifted her head and slapped it on the cheeks, an expression of unequivocal indignation then appeared on her face suggesting that victims of the guillotine may retain consciousness for a short while
9Gjm TIL they’re still making the Beethoven movies and are now up to 8 (“Beethoven’s Treasure Tail”)
b66Np TIL about Draisines: pedal-powered rail-cycles. They are used for recreation on unused railway lines in Europe, South Korea & the USA. In the United States, tours have operated in several states nationwide: CA ME, OR & the Adirondack Mountains (NYS). They used to be used for railway maintenance.
9EvX TIL camels originated from the Americas and were larger than what they are now.
Y7evB TIL that the majority of the time, the “Catfish” is the one who initially contacts the hit TV show MTVs Catfish