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TIL Dick Seaman became a Nazi sporting legend after he was hand picked by Adolf Hitler to become a racing driver for Mercedes-Benz in 1937

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opAA TIL that the rabbit used in Monty Python and the Holy Grail was a real rabbit. Also, the crew used a red dye which they thought was washable, but then had to halt shooting while they desperately attempted to wash the dye off before the owner arrived.
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