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TIL In the Welsh village Aberystwyth, Monty Python's Life of Brian was completely banned until 2008. It was un-banned by the new mayor - Sue Jones-Davies, who also played Brian's girlfriend in the film

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xXA5 TIL Sir John Smith, who founded Jamestown, was knighted by a prince of Transylvania, for beheading three Turkish commanders in 3 separate duels. He later captured as a slave, and given by a Turkish nobleman to his mistress, the woman subsequently fell in love with Smith and He escaped 2 years later.
oB8WA TIL the largest employer of musicians in the world is the US Army
KZD9 TIL that when your foot or hand falls asleep it’s because of compressed nerves, not lack of blood flow
l8L5 TIL that the use of the phrase “Checkmate” is a mispronunciation of the original Persian, “ Shäh mät!”, which means the king is helpless
KO7o6 TIL in 1900, a young Chicago arts student took part in a golf tournament while visiting Paris, recording the best score. This “tournament” turned out to be the Olympics, and she died never knowing she was an Olympic champion, America’s first female Olympic champion no less.