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TIL that John Cleese has called Eddie Izzard ‘the lost Python’

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9l6r TIL: One in five Irish children hear voices - startling findings show “auditory hallucinations” common among Irish children
dDlr9 TIL: the modern-day purple was created in London! While purple has been around for ages, it used to be almost impossible to get. Purple-colored dye could only be produced by a certain type of sea snail, making it extremely expensive. That all changed in 1856, thanks to a young chemist.
jNbLj TIL Ford invented "Robutt", a robotic butt which simulates drivers repeatedly getting in and out of their cars to test the seats in new Ford vehicles. To better mimick real life usage, like getting into your car after the gym, it also sweats, by feeding half a liter water through the fabric.
VBv4Z TIL that one of the first hull losses of an F-16 happened when a Pakistani Air Force F-16 collided with a wild boar during takeoff.
rRAOd TIL that the droopy lip and lazy eye of Pennywise, the clown in It, isn’t CGI; Skarsgard does it on command