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TIL: Monty Python and the Holy Grail's $319,000 budget was bankrolled by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Elton John, and Jethro Tull.

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gYaL TIL American roulette wheels are different than wheels in other parts of the world. Casinos in the U.S. use a 0 and double 0 to decrease the odds of winning to 1/38, while other countries use just 0, making the odds 1/37 when betting individual numbers
p8yWb TIL that United Cerebral Palsy publishes a Disability Etiquette guide.
LAw0 TIL that bimonthly means “twice a month” AND “every other month”.
loX6K TIL that California condor chicks were fed with condor puppets to increase egg laying rate and to avoid them imprinting on humans
JPJB TIL that when glass breaks, the cracks move at 3,000 miles per hour, almost Mach 4.