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TIL that Python (the language) is named after Monty Python's Flying Circus and that skit references are highly encouraged in documentation.

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1Ljr TIL the National Cancer Institute documented Cannabis killing cancer cells in numerous case studies.
9YJQX TIL you shouldn’t rinse your mouth right after brushing your teeth as it dilutes the fluoride meant to protect your teeth. Instead you should just spit it out.
8NDG TIL: The Third World was so named during the Cold War to describe countries not aligned with the US or USSR, and had nothing to do with poverty
rRkWx TIL that Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, has only written four episodes in its 30 year run.
805L TIL two esteemed scientists suspected time traveling culprits to be sabotaging mankind’s discovery of the Higgs boson.