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TIL that snakes are not necessarily immune to being injected with their own venom and some will die if they accidentally bite themselves

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KXj4 TIL: That Louis CK’s television daughter is a world-class violinist (Jane)
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bLd0 TIL that the knights in Monty Python And The Holy Grail were originally supposed to ride real horses, but the film’s budget was too small, hence the addition of the coconut joke.
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