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TIL the baby from 'Labyrinth' is now a successful puppeteer

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v1e0j TIL of the Eidophone, an instrument which created images from the interaction of voice and materials. Inventor Margaret Watts-Hughes, a Welsh singer, was working with a device similar to Bell's Photophone when she noticed perfect geometrical patterns formed according to clarity and calibre of voice.
vPDRB TIL that Saint Anne is recognized by the Catholic Church as the grandmother of Jesus despite not being named anywhere in the Bible
6Rym TIL A 22 year old was shot 6 times in the back in Sept. for carrying a fake katana (in an open carry state). Police claimed that he lunged at them which was later heavily disputed by video evidence, however they got off with no charges. No riots ensued and so it did not make national news.
LEkV TIL that in 2002 NASA bought parts for the space shuttle on ebay because intel wouldn’t make them anymore.
Brbnk TIL That in the 19th Century the US Army experimented in using camels instead of horses to traverse the American South West