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TiL the term "Gaslighting" actually came from a movie of the same name where the husband tricks the wife into thinking she's mentally unwell so he can steal from her.

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N7eyQ TIL that in the Middle Ages, a rose hung from the ceiling of a room meant anything said in this room becomes a secret.
0DEv TIL the Goldman family was awarded OJ Simpson’s Rolex in the civil case, only to return it when a jeweler advised it was a $100 fake made in China. The settlement said items that cheap would remain owned by Simpson.
Me64B TIL The band Franz Ferdinand's name was inspired by a racehorse called Archduke Ferdinand. The horse won the Northumberland Plate in 2001 and the band liked the alliteration. Additionally the band wanted a name that would imply their music would transform the world; like Ferdinand's death did.
VBoyp TIL Johannes Hevelius had exceptionally keen eyesight and could see stars of the seventh magnitude. He compiled a "Celestial Atlas" using both instruments, naked eye observations, and observed sunspots to accurately determine the solar rotation
b6LWp TIL The Noisestorm - Crab Rave music video was made by the Irish DJ himself using Unreal Engine