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On February 25, 1836: Samuel Colt received U.S. Patent No. 138 (later 9430X) for a "revolving-cylinder pistol." It was his first patent.

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Movie of the Day: The Grapes of Death (1978) * Originally titled Les raisins de la mort in its native French, this film was directed by Jean Rollin, who went on to direct others like Fascination (1979) and The Night of the Hunted (1980).

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On February 24, 1938: The first nylon bristle toothbrush was made available, with DuPont's synthetic nylon eliminating the need for boar bristles to be used. It was the first time that nylon yarn had been used commercially.

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Movie of the Day: Incantation (2022) * This film was released in Taiwan on March 18, 2022. * This was director Kevin Ko’s fifth full-length feature. * This film was originally titled Zhou for its Taiwanese release.

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On February 23, 1896: The Tootsie Roll was introduced to the world by Leo Hirshfield. An Austrian immigrant, Hirshfield produced the candy in a small store in New York City and ended up naming the candy after his five-year-old daughter Clara, whose nickname was "Tootsie."

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Oh AI, you’re too good to us.

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Movie of the Day: Peopletoys (1974) * This film was released in the US on May 31, 1974. * This film was also known by the titles Devil Times Five, The Horrible House on the Hill, and Tantrums.

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I've been doing my annual rereading of this gem, and I'm sitting here literally laughing out loud at Dr. LaVey's rapier wit and waggish way with words even decades after having first read the book and having digested it dozens of times since. Now that is some serious sorcery! 🪄

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On February 22, 1977: The Eagles released the single for "Hotel California" on Asylum Records, backed with "Pretty Maids All in a Row" as the B-side. It was recorded in 1976 at the Record Plant in Los Angeles and Criteria Studios in Miami.

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Movie of the Day: The Death That Awaits (2024) * This film was released online in the US on August 20, 2024. * This was the directorial debut of a full-length feature for Richard J. Lee.

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On February 21, 1925: The first issue of The New Yorker was published.

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Movie of the Day: For Jennifer (2018) * This film was released in the US on November 12, 2018. * This film was written and directed by Jody Barton, who of course played Martin in the original To Jennifer (2013) and himself in the sequel 2 Jennifer (2016).

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On February 20, 1962: John Glenn made space history as he became the first American to orbit the Earth. He did so three times in 4 hours and 55 minutes aboard Project Mercury's Friendship 7 capsule.

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Movie of the Day: From Jennifer (2017) * This film had a limited theatrical run in the US beginning on September 19, 2017. * This film was director Frank Merle’s second full-length feature following The Employer (2013) which starred Malcolm McDowell.

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On February 19, 1878: Thomas Alva Edison patented a music player known as the phonograph.

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