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TIL there is a movie theatre in London that has volunteer “ninjas” that will “hush” obnoxious movie-goers.

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p87eN TIL a bill was proposed in 1910 to release hippos into the Louisiana bayous, both as a way to clear out invasive river plants and solve a critical shortage of meat. It was backed by Former President Roosevelt and The New York Times, which praised hippo meat as tasting like "lake cow bacon."
WGA4 TIL of John Titor, who claimed to be from the year 2036 and was looking for an IBM 5100 for its ability to debug and emulate code between various languages. IBM engineer Bob Dubke confirmed that, at the time, this feature was unknown to the public. Titor disappeared soon later.
neVbd TIL About the legend of Wan Hu, a supposed Chinese man who became the “first astronaut” in 2000BC by tying 47 firework rockets to a chair. Dressed in regal splendour, he had 47 servants light each of the rockets and then took off as they ran for cover. When the smoke cleared, he was gone.
a8gEZ TIL that prior to electricity, calcium oxide, or quicklime, was used in theaters to light the stage. This is where the term “in the limelight” came from.
VM9mp TIL the last duel in France took place in 1967 between Gaston Defferre and René Ribière, following an argument in the French National Assembly. Ribière demanded satisfaction by duel with swords after Defferre refused to apologise for yelling, "shut up, stupid!" Ribière lost the duel.