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TIL that children start to notice when someone is recording them at around 2.5 years of age

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oBpk7 TIL about Dinah, a slave woman who alerted of two British soldiers attempting to burn Stenton Hall in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War, and saved the legacy home from arson. However, she was only recognized by the Stenton Hall legacy as "Faithful Colored Caretaker".
1Q6O TIL Robert Englund, famous for playing Freddy Krueger in “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” was auditioning for “Apocalypse Now” when he noticed auditions for “Star Wars” across the hall. He thought his friend Mark Hamill was perfect for the role of Luke Skywalker, and he suggested Hamill audition for it.
wZOW TIL George RR Martin bought the first ticket to the first Comic Con in 1964
jNeJv TIL a blood donor will lose around 650 calories by donating 1 pint of blood. That 1 pint of blood could save up to 3 lives.
BKwy TIL that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased advertisements in many playbills for the musical “The Book of Mormon”, with phrases like “The book is always better” and “you’ve seen the play, now read the book.”