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TIL Zebras have poor eyesight and ostriches have poor hearing, which led them to form a symbiotic relationship through communicating and warning each other of danger.

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yVG5w TIL that Python (the language) is named after Monty Python's Flying Circus and that skit references are highly encouraged in documentation.
8mZb TIL that the word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
ne9Vr TIL That mint isn't just one species of plant, but it's a whole family of related plants known for having aromas in all parts and includes widely used culinary herbs, such as basil, rosemary, sage, oregano, thyme, marjoram and lavender.
dlKd TIL Henry Winkler (‘The Fonz’) has dyslexia, has written an 18-book children’s series whose main character is dyslexic, and he plays the kid’s music teacher in a BBC TV adaptation. The teacher is based on the one person who provided him moral support in his own schooling.
Lk5mZ TIL Mathew Perry (Chandler from Friends) is a fan of the Fallout video game series. On a 2009 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, he gave DeGeneres a copy of Fallout 3. This prompted game studio Bethesda to cast him in the next installment of the series, Fallout: New Vegas.