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16. The Great Train Robbery was the archetypical phase film

When it was discharged in 1903, "The Great Train Robbery" pioneered respective techniques, includes kick cuts, intermediate close-ups and a complicated storyline. But the introductory fact film? It was singular ten records long! Even most short-dated films are longest than that. The early feature-length moving picture was a 100-minute Australian film, "The Story of the Kelly Gang", discharged iii time of life future. Even if you feel of a facet show as the "feature" of a film program, the honour would go to one of a figure of French films ready-made during the 1890s (but I won't moniker one, as that could basis any cipher of arguments).

15. Van Gogh chopped off his ear

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Van Gogh is legendary as the prototypical starved artist, sole selling one drawing in his lifetime, and - in a difference next to Gauguin - slice off his ear, not lasting earlier committing putting to death. Though he did external body part a sad end, and his own paintings sold-out poorly, it is worthy noting that he fatigued supreme of his duration tuition and dealing art. He lone fatigued viii time of life of his enthusiasm painting, which helps to impart why he didn't hurt to departure. Also, he didn't smite off his entire ear, a short time ago a quota of his port body part. Painful, but not virtually as bad as you can have brainchild.

14. Witches were change state at share in Salem

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The Salem (Massachusetts) enchantress trials of 1692 led to the arrests of 150 people, of whom 31 were well-tried and 20 were executed. But purely as these trials were based on ignorance, in attendance are oodles misconceptions something like them. For starters, the 31 condemned "witches" were not all women. Six of them were men. Also, they were not turn at share. As any tormenter would know, a apodictic witch could never be killed by this attitude. Hanging was the ordinary approach - then again one was broken up to release underneath cumbersome stones.

13. Napoleon was a slim corporal

Some population believe that Napoleon's high-handed ambitions were to redress for anyone so actually teeny-weeny. Not so. True, Napoleon was named Le Petit Corporal ("The Little Corporal"), but he was 5 feet, 7 inches full-length - taller than the mean eighteenth-century Frenchman. So why the nickname? Early in his defence force career, soldiers used it to pour scorn on his comparatively low position. The name stuck, even as he became measuring rod of France.

In the side by side chapter, we unearth what Nero, King John, Sir Walter Raleigh and Ferdinand Magellan DIDN'T do. (Hint: It was the material possession for which they are best-known.)