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TIL that the rabbit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail wasn't a random piece of comedy. It was inspired by actual medieval manuscripts

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JYed8 TIL that one of the people convicted during the (thoroughly debunked) Satanic Panic of the 80s, which accused daycare workers of abusing children for Satanic purposes, is still in prison
xGWb TIL that ferrets are more closely related to walruses, than they are related to dogs and are more related to dogs than they are related to cats
loy9N TIL that there is a name for the sparkling lights or stars that you see after a cough or sneeze. They are referred to as Phosphenes.
OG8Y7 TIL that in 1847, during the Mexican-American War, 6 Mexican Cadets refused to retreat at the Battle of Chapultepec Castle and were killed. In 1947 President Harry S Truman paid his respects at their memorial saying "Brave men don't belong to any one country. I respect bravery wherever I see it."
16B57 TIL the 1995 James Bond film "GoldenEye" is the first film to be filmed at Leavesden Studios. The former aerodrome was chosen by the filmmakers as Pinewood (the usual Bond studio), was already being booked for other productions.