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TIL the pistols used in the Hamilton v Burr duel (owned by Hamilton) were not equal. One was modified with a hair trigger, allowing one to shoot faster, with less pull.

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b6ngj TIL there is a Star Wars Christmas album from 1980, and it featured the first professional recording of Jon Bon Jovi on the song “R2-D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas”
w0MJ TIL that silent reading wasn’t common prior to the 4th century, and that Saint Ambrose was one of the first people to practise it.
9wlO7 TIL Australian serial killer Ivan Milat lost 25kg from a failed hunger strike in prison when he was denied a PlayStation
w8EM TIL the first version of The Game of Life featured a suicide square.
P1Jme TIL that in 1946, New Zealand accidentally held its election late by 2 months because someone “forgot to mark the calendar, [and] forgot the last election was held earlier than usual”