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TIL Monty Python’s movie, The Life of Brian, was funded solely by George Harrison of The Beatles after EMI backed out due to the subject matter.

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5XOQ TIL the term freelance dates back to 1820 describe a “free-lance,” indicating that the lance is not sworn to any lord’s services.
grOxb TIL Botanist David Douglas, namesake of the Douglas Fir, died falling into a wild bull pit trap when a wild bull fell in ontop of him.
loZ5a TIL People scoring in traits associated with the "Dark Triad" are more likely to commit crimes, cause social distress, and create severe problems for an organization, especially if they are in leadership positions
yQKLv TIL the surviving family of MLK all believe that James Earl Ray was framed for King's assassination, and a lawyer won a mock trial defending Ray in 1993 to prove it.
loEp5 TIL that the Aryan certificate, which served as proof of Aryan origin in Nazi Germany, is still today a permissible document to prove the German nationality.