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TIL that nudists were early adopters of volleyball and by the 1960s a volleyball court was standard in most nudist clubs.

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yVkKV TIL about Saint-Malo, Brittany. This city on the French coast has some of the highest tides in Europe, rising as high as 40 feet during parts of the year, and the water withdrawing hundreds of yards. A sea wall, built in the 17th century, protects the city from the tides.
YpDWd TIL Senator Strom Thurmond, a pro-segregationist, had a mixed-race African American daughter that was kept a secret until after his death in 2003.
PYLGE TIL Michael Jackson once had a secret airport hanger where he would work on dozens of sketches and paintings. This 'art space' was completely hidden from the public until after his death.
M7o8a TIL the "Tommy Gun" was the 1st weapon labelled a "submachine gun." It originally sold for $200 in 1921 and has since become a collector's item. Today a gun can fetch between $25K-$45K with a model believed to be owned by Bonnie & Clyde selling for $130K.
yaZe TIL on October 14th, 1944, doomed death camp prisoners at Sobibór managed to lure numerous high ranking Nazi officers into separate workshops, on the pretext of fitting them with new boots and clothes. They then hacked their defenseless captors to death with various tools and objects, one by one.