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TIL William Hung is a 73rd Generation Descendant of Confucius

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VBkGG TIL That the first recorded instance of photographs capturing and reproducing motion was Eadweard Muybridge's series of photographs of a running horse using a set of still cameras placed side by side
eBkn TIL In Law and Order the distinctive “thunk-thunk” sound effect used in between scenes was created by combining close to a dozen sounds, including that of a group of monks stamping on a floor.
78pdM TIL about “The Apple Wassail”, an ancient Pagan ritual that holds origin to modern caroling.
ANQbg TIL of a mother Sloth bear, with two cubs, who successfully fended off two adult tigers back to back (photos included with article)
LQv5Z TIL the songwriter for the hit “Tequila” (1957) never received royalties for the song until the 2000s, and passed in 2006