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The first film kiss caused a scandal

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Just a few seconds of pixelated, silent lip contact was enough to cause a national scandal. When Thomas Edison's studio released a brief clip of two stage actors sharing a highly exaggerated smooch, newspaper editorials completely melted down, demanding immediate police intervention to stop such horrifying public smut.

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