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

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QN8aL TIL the origin of the British National Anthem is believed by some to have originated in a prayer made for French King Louis XIV when he had an anal fistula
d8jkK TIL about Hetty Green, the Witch of Wall Street. Know as "the greatest miser", she was said never to turn on the heat or use hot water, wore one dress and undergarments until they worn out, didn't wash her hands and ate fifteen cents pies. Her son lost his leg after she refused to pay.
8eGma TIL about the official script, a writing system that is specifically designated to be official in the constitutions or other applicable laws of countries, states, and other jurisdictions. Akin to an official language, an official script is much rarer
nrnW TIL 31 States Allow Rapists to Sue for Custody and Visitation Rights
5NDn TIL the oldest surviving spears in the world are some 300,000 years old and not even made by Homo Sapiens