““Fred Ott’s Sneeze” by the Edison Manufacturing Company was the first motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States. In the five-second film, one of Thomas Edison’s assistants, Fred Ott, takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. The film was recorded between January 2, 1894 and January 7, 1894″
bless you! only took 116 years!
Why did he even bother with his hanky? “Ott’s snot”, more like.