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TIL Monty Python's working title for Life Of Brian was "Jesus Christ: Lust For Glory"

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rRa5x TIL CS Lewis did not intend for Aslan to be an allegory of Christ, but rather an actual incarnation of Christ in Narnia. He said "Since Narnia is a world of Talking Beasts, I thought He [Christ] would become a Talking Beast there, as He became a man here."
jNXnp TIL Copper destroys viruses and bacteria and protects people in contact with it in the context of their work
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KO5w4 TIL Will smith turned down an offer to go to MIT because he was already successful in entertainment.
gMo8D TIL the "Jesus Nut", sometime referred to as the "Jesus Pin", is the only component holding the rotors to some helicopters' body. If it were to fail during operation, the rotors would completely separate from the body, causing a rapid unplanned decent.