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TIL Mexico has only one gun store.

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OG9ge TIL Big Ben has a Prison Room. Last time it was used as a prison room was in 1880, when a newly elected atheist member of Parliament refused to swear an oath to the Queen.
xVPA5 TIL that the original purpose of the hood ornament on a car, before they were artistic and ornate, was a visible thermometer for the car's coolant. Image in comments.
JZYV TIL that although samurai are best known for their swordsmanship, originally the way of the warrior was the way of the horse and the bow. “kyūjutsu [art of archery] was actually considered a more vital skill for a significant portion of Japanese history”
xYwB TIL Bill Paxton improvised the famous line from Aliens “Game over, man! Game over!”, it was not in the script!
XEdor TIL Leonard Nimoy came up with the Vulcan neck pinch because he was tired of fight scenes and the Vulcan salute he created from his Jewish background.