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TIL that a famous Texas Ranger owned a set of pistols with no triggers. The guns are fired by cocking and releasing the hammers.

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d85y7 TIL of a Welsh village Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch named as a publicity stunt in 1869 to give the railway station the longest name in Britain. It means: St Marys Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel Near to the Rapid Whirlpool of Llantysilio of the Red Cave.
BrA1K Today I learned that humans are the only animals that can blush and perhaps the only animal that can feel embarrassment. Blushing appears to be a unique human expression 'the most peculiar and most human of all expressions' which happens when blood vessels in the face dilate when embarrassed.
l7O6V TIL of The Peculiar Flapper Fad of Rouged and Decorated Knees
J1Y8j TIL that Kmart is actually still VERY alive and well in Australia and NZ. They use the old, old logo and must not be affiliated with Sears/Kmart in US, and apparently do very well.
nekd TIL that F1 drivers lose about 4kgs of weight after just one race due to prolonged exposure to high G forces and temperatures for little over an hour.