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TIL that crosswalks are called zebra crossings in the U.K.

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D1XWD TIL: The concept of "Liquid Lead", were the roles of leader and follower are changed during the dance by the couple, breaking gender roles.
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.
pYMRZ TIL of Rampjaar (or the Disaster Year), which refers to the year 1672 in Dutch history. Things went so badly that year that it is generally described with this saying "The people were irrational; the government desperate; and the country irretrievable"
aw169 TIL that David Copperfield used his abilities as a magician to hide his wallet and phone when he was attacked by armed robbers.
wL6lP TIL Japan’s ex-prime minister Nobusuke Kishi is a Class A War Criminal