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TIL The Python programming language was named after Monty Python, not a snake.

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Yeyr TIL that in Pulp Fiction, Mia and Vincent don’t actually win the dance contest. We see them return with the trophy, but you can hear a news story on a TV Butch passes later describing that the trophy was stolen the night before from Jackrabbit Slim’s.
Vkw4 TIL of “Unsinkable Sam” known to the Germans as “Oscar” a cat that served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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