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TIL that Sir David Attenborough, as controller of BBC Two, commissioned Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

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KYlKE TIL that when Joss Whedon's internet musical miniseries "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" was released on DVD, it featured a commentary track that was also a musical, with entirely new songs performed by the cast and crew.
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