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TIL Senators disrupted a Hindu Prayer in the senate

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x68V0 TIL Karl Marx sent a letter to Abraham Lincoln congratulating him on his fight against slavery and 1864 re-election.
0dbp1 TIL: Sōhei warrior monks were influential for centuries in Japan with warring clans often enlisting these monks for warfare due to their fighting ability due to their isolation and fanaticism. However, disputes between monk temples were common which led to numerous fatal inter temple battles.
4ExX TIL one million golden orb-weaver spiders lent their silk to create a shimmering, golden textile. Each spider had to be caught and “milked” by hand.
LQlPV TIL the 1998 film "Your Friends & Neighbors" is the first film to be reviewed on Rotten Tomatoes.
8aOpX TIL that guitar god Eddie Van Halen once did a soundtrack for a porn movie