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TIL that the programming language ‘Python’ is named after Monty Python

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a8e80 TIL that several tufts of George Washington's hair are preserved at Mount Vernan inside various frames, paper, and jewelry. (He wore his natural hair long, and refrained from using a wig, which was fashionable at the time.)
EgKno TIL the San Diego-Coronado Bridge is the 2nd most used bridge for suicide in the US trailing only the Golden Gate Bridge.
0dvjL TIL when the Cleveland Museum of Art's enlarged casting of Rodin's "The Thinker" was blown up in 1970, the base and feet were completely destroyed and it left a "plume of bronze escaping from its base." The museum put the statue back on display and a plaque was added to note the damage.
4XY0a TIL that Mattel makes a bald Barbie doll named Ella to give (free of charge) to kids with cancer. It comes with wigs and other accessories.
dblQ TIL Scottie Pippen is so cheap that restaurant workers had given him the nickname “No Tippin’ Pippen”