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TIL that nudists refer to non-nudists as “Textiles”

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jNGon TIL that blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan's first studio recordings were with a Texas high-school band called "A Cast of Thousands," which featured as its lead singer Stephen Tobolowsky, who later became a highly-recognizable character actor best known as "Ned Ryerson" in the film 'Groundhog Day'
Zr1D TIL Vladimir the Great of Russia was confronted with the choice of converting Russia to Christianity or to Islam. He eventually chose Christianity, because of Islamic teaching on alcohol, saying, “Drinking is the joy of all Rus’. We cannot exist without that pleasure.”
LkexQ TIL Sokushinbutsu is the practice of Buddhist monks self-mummifying while still alive. They'd spend years preparing by relying on a diet of pine needles, resins & seeds, which eliminates bodyfat. After starving, the monks would stop drinking, which dehydrated & shrank their organs, leading to death.
oBp8 TIL that Cyberdyne, the company responsible for the genocidal robots in the Terminator, is a real company that creates artificial robotic limbs.
e0wGE TIL that there are 5 oil spills currently happening, one of which has been ongoing since September 2004 and the most recent of which started on the 6th of January 2018.