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TIL they actually made Lebowski spin-off movie called "The Jesus Rolls" featuring Susan Sarandon, Jon Hamm, Christopher Walken, and Pete Davidson.

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ANMw4 TIL about Arctic Hysteria (also known as Piblokto), a culture-bound syndrome that mostly affects the female Inuit population. Symptoms include tearing off clothes, running naked through the snow, screaming, throwing things, and performing other wild behaviors.
OGaJ6 TIL there are ten songs in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962 with the word "Twist" in the title including Chubby Checker's "The Twist," Chubby Checker's "Slow Twistin'," Sam Cooke's "Twistin' the Night Away," Joey Dee and the Starliters' "Peppermint Twist," and Gary U.S. Bonds' "Dear Lady Twist
R58v1 TIL: The only town officially cursed and excommunicated by the Catholic Church is located in Spain
QNGXX TIL schools have used infant simulator dolls which are designed to behave like real babies by crying, burping, and requiring 'feeding' and diapering, to try to deter teen pregnancy. A 2016 study found that teen girls in schools that used the dolls were about 36% more likely to get pregnant by age 20
5VxZB TIL that after recording the song for this commercial, Brian Johnson, the singer, went to go audition for AC/DC and he took over Bon Scott's role as lead singer after his death