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TIL of the Photorevolver, a camera hidden inside a non-functional firearm invented in 1882, which allowed the user to pull the “gun’s” trigger to close the camera’s shutter. Only 14 photorevolvers were built, with only a handful thought to survive today, with prices between $50,000 and $120,000.

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VMlo8 TIL, Aboriginal Australian tribes have no words for left, right, forward, or backward in their language. They only use cardinal directions to describe locations of everything around them, knowing where north and south are at all times, essentially being human compasses
DQ75Y TIL: Yotsuya Kaidan, the most famous Japanese ghost story of Oiwa has a tradition that when Prior to staging an adaptation of Yotsuya Kaidan the principal actors and the director makes a pilgrimage to Oiwa's grave and ask her permission and blessing for their production.
OZZg TIL that in July 2013, a fake FBI warning originating from computer malware led to a 21-year old turning himself in to the real FBI for child pornography and child sexual abuse.
vA8D TIL that the ignition on all Porsches is located on the left side of the wheel. This is because back when Porsche was primarily a racing team, the drive could save a fraction of a second by starting the car with his left hand, while simultaneously switching the car into gear with his right hand.
BNrx TIL: Franken Berry cereal contained a dye that did not break down in the body and caused the consumers stool to come out a disturbing pink. This phenomenon came to be called Franken Berry Stool.