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TIL that the full administrative name of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was "The Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of St. Stephen"

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R7Dd9 TIL if you're having trouble at a Japanese Rail Ticket Machine, a secret hatch will pop open next to the machine and a helper will pop out of it to manually finish the transaction for you.
wolyM TIL Thomas Edison created the first ever film studio, "The black maria", which could rotate so that it could always catch the best lighting. There, they shot "The kiss" (1898) which contained the first on-screen kiss, which caused a demand for the first ever film industry censorship.
RV94 TIL that out of the seven independent companies created by the breakup of AT&T in 1982-84, four are back in the hands of AT&T.
0wbyM TIL in year 536 a volcanic eruption in Iceland blocked out the sun for 18 months
a4kM TIL that during his execution by firing squad, Marshal Ney of France was permitted to give the order to fire himself.