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

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KPd6 TIL that Marlboro cigarettes were originally designed for women. The iconic red stripe was intended to hide lipstick stains, thus making it appealing to women. When it failed to attract women, the company changed the filter color to a muted brown, slapped a cowboy on it and marketed it to men.
wL5wM TIL after the American Physical Society's 1986 conference in Las Vegas, the city asked them never to return, as the MGM Grand casino saw record low profits that week. This is presumed to be because the physicists in attendance knew enough probability theory not to gamble.
VNjk TIL that glass that has been treated with a LASER to create micro-cracks and coated with polyurethane, inspired by nacre (mother of pearl), becomes 200 times stronger
LoB9 TIL, Australia has an owl so large it hunts and eats possums, called the Powerful Owl.
8DNX TIL if the EU was a country, it would be the wealthiest in the world with a GDP PPP of $19.973 trillion