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TIL Moss from the IT Crowd has directed music videos for Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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6Eyw8 TIL that debian (a linux based Operating System - Parent of Ubuntu) has its versions named after toy story characters since its initial release in 1996 (code named Buzz after Buzz Lightyear)
dNBE TIL that in 1995, the New Mexico state senate passed a bill requiring psychiatrists and psychologists to dress as wizards, complete with wands to emphasize talking points, while testifying in court.
QMLk TIL Mike Smith who played Bubbles in Trailer Park Boys was originally hired as a sound mixer, it was only when he was doing his impression of “Bubbles” on set he was offered the role
Wvwo TIL rocker Dave Navarro’s mother was murdered in 1983. Eight years later in 1991, Navarro appeared on America’s Most Wanted and thanks to a viewer tip the killer was caught.
WkY4B TIL owls make almost no noise from flying, even when tested in a room with multiple microphones