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TIL the popular programming language "Python" is named after the comedy group "Monty Python"

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08dN TIL In 1981 more than ½ of the world population was living in poverty - This is now down to 21% (and was close to 100% in the 19th century)
RWdj TIL of Forest Kindergartens where kids aged 3-6 go to play outside in the forest in the rain, snow, or shine. They develop better mental and physical abilities through all the activities.
6lB8 TIL during Australia’s first ever plane hijacking in 1960, the copilot Tom Bennett punched the lone, armed hijacker in the face and then ripped the wires from the bomb he was holding, disarming it. He and the pilot then subdued and handcuffed the man, before landing all 43 passengers unharmed.
VoEZ TIL When a contestant leaves Hell’s Kitchen, they are immediately taken for a psychiatric evaluation and then go to a house where they are pampered.
mZvP TIL that organized “wife swapping” was started in the 1940s on U.S. Air Force bases by fighter pilots and their wives. Researchers found it was “a kind of tribal bonding ritual, with a tacit understanding that the two thirds of husbands who survived would look after the widows.”