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What programming language is named after a comedy series?

The Python programming language is not named after pythons, although icons for files with scripts written in it or logos for development environments often represent a snake's head. The author chose the name of the language because he was a fan of the sketch series "Monty Python's Flying Circus".

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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Nadia Vessey from New Zealand suffered from a congenital ailment that prevented her legs from developing properly, and both legs were amputated by the age of 16. Despite this, she was a good swimmer, and many years later she had the idea to make herself a tail like a mermaid in order to swim even more efficiently. She was helped in this by Weta Workshop, which created special effects for many films, including the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Nadia now swims with a polycarbonate and neoprene tail attached to her lower body and plans to use it in sports.

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