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TIL while Billy Idol was recovering after a motorcycle accident that stopped him from appearing in Terminator 2, an interviewer commented that his muscle stimulator made him a "Cyberpunk". This led to Idol's album of the same name, supported with a pioneering Internet promo campaign.

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KYXmB TIL that ulugh beg, the sultan of the timurid empire and grandson of the turco-Mongol conqueror Timur, was an astronomer and mathematician who composed zij-i-sultani of 994 stars, generally considered one of the greatest star catalogues between Ptolemy and Tycho Brahe.
NxbJ TIL after Yucca Mountain is closed, it will be marked by warning markers intended to last 10,000 years and to transcend culture and language. A contest to design the markers was held in 2002 and entries included mutated blue yucca plants and disguising the mountain to make it look like a volcano
5VgaR TIL A Mother discovers her son's bride is her long-lost DAUGHTER after she spots a birthmark on their wedding day (but the marriage goes ahead anyway because the groom had been adopted)
wLG4o TIL that the driest place on earth is McMurdo dry Valleys in Antarctica where it hasn't rained for 2 million years. Only anaerobic bacteria are able to survive in the extreme conditions. Scientists also consider the area terrestrially closest to Mars on earth.
xGZD TIL of Zarif Khan, an Afghan man who came to Sheridan, WY in 1909 and began peddling tamales. By 1915, he acquired the nickname Hot Tamale Louie and opened a restaurant, Louie’s. In addition to his food, Khan was also famous for serving any customer, regardless of race, profession, or social class.