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TIL: British rock legends funded the production of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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9YJam TIL of the nocturnal eastern quoll, a cat-sized marsupial once extinct in Australia then re-introduced from Tasmania. Quolls are related to Tasmanian devils; both are carnivorous marsupials, and quolls have been known to snatch food from Tasmanian devils.
Vywk TIL baseball player Gates Brown snuck hot dogs into the dugout during a game. Before he could eat them, he was called upon to pinch hit so he stuffed them into his jersey. He ended up having to slide into second base causing ketchup and mustard to smear all over his jersey leading to a $100 fine.
x69nk TIL that in medieval Japan, women born into the bushi (warrior) class learned martial arts, and some trained in battle to protect their families and communities.
jNjJp TIL holding in farts can lead to bad breath, this is due to excess methane traveling through the bloodstream and leading into the lungs where it's exhaled.
yQZWV TIL Serbian artist Uroš Predić made a painting of drunks in his village returning home from the pub at dawn. He hoped the painting would convince them to change their ways but instead they ended up loving it. Some even complimented how accurate it was.