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TIL when Monty Python started uploading their comedy skits to YouTube so they could be watched legally for free, their DVD sales went up by 16,000%

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NXel1 TIL about Juan José Cabezudo, a queer Afro-Peruvian chef and street-food vendor who lived in 19th century Lima. Known for his tamales, he was one of the most famous and well-documented cooks of post-independence Peru, being responsible for Bolivar's farewell dinner before he left the country.
5V5Q9 TIL that Edgar Wright and James Gunn checked with each other to make sure they didn't use the same songs for their movies 'Baby Driver' and "Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol.2"
yV8P8 TIL that Platypuses glow under UV light
16oXd TIL a sufragette once followed Winston Churchill everywhere he went and rang a bell every time he tried to speak in public.
d8Kw9 For a moment in Russia, gold falls from the sky.