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TIL that pants were likely invented to make horseback riding more comfortable.

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xWdg TIL: At a church gathering in 1870, a bishop said, “Man has invented everything that can be invented.” Someone challenged it, “I think man will learn to fly.” Bishop called it Blasphemy, “Flight is reserved for birds and angels”. That bishop was Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville.
M7OBm TIL that actor Sir Michael Caine chose his acting pseudonym whilst standing in a phonebox in Leicester Square and spotting a nearby and for the 1954 movie "The Caine Mutiny".
yVDol TIL Underworld's "Born Slippy .NUXX" from the Trainspotting soundtrack had vocals recorded in one take after a night of drinking: Karl Hyde meant it as a "cry for help" from alcoholism, and repeated lines when he lost his place, resulting in the iconic "lager, lager, lager, lager".
BrAge TIL the “R” in the abbreviations “Mr.” and “Mrs.” are contraction forms of the titles “Master” and “Mistress.”
W6XB TIL in Russia, women cannot be sentenced to life imprisonment.