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TIL Graham Chapman, of Monty Python fame, was a medical doctor and Cambridge graduate.

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VMrmk TIL that in Mid-Imperial China (900s-1400s), imperial officials wore special caps that had two very long "horns" protruding on both sides which aimed to prevent them from whispering at each other during court ceremonies. Called the Zhangokfutou, it was invented by the paranoiac Song Dynasty.
m1rko TIL that Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck (3 of Rolling Stones magazine's top 5 guitarists of all time) all started their careers in the band The Yardbirds
nWlZd TIL that the possibility of Black Holes was proposed in 1783 in a letter to the Royal Society
PYEAg TIL that azurite was commonly used as a blue pigment in middle age and Renaissance paintings, but it oxidates at some point and turns into malachite. So the blue parts made from azurite in those paintings are now green.
g97 TIL that lactose intolerance is “normal,” and most mammal species develop a natural lactose intolerance after weaning.