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TIL that Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin liked Monty Python so much they helped fund the film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”

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bMap TIL F. Scott Fitzgerald only received $13 in royalties from ‘The Great Gatsby’ during his lifetime.
OG4J7 TIL that snot becomes yellow when you're sick because of chemicals released by white blood cells that are in the mucus to fight infection; green snot indicates even higher levels of those chemicals
R5019 Til an everything bagel refers to the toppings not the contents
DQNnv TIL By the 1970's the black footed ferret was declared extinct, only for a dog to bring one home to its owners in 1981 in Wyoming, allowing conservationists to find the last remaining popualtion.
wPo TIL Guinness bought every British soldier in WWII a pint on Christmas Day. They would pay half your wages to your family while at war, guaranteed job when returning, funeral expenses, vacations, childrens’ education, scholarships, and paid wages 20% higher than other breweries (see more in link).