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TIL about Carotenosis, a harmless condition often mistaken for jaundice, which is caused by the prolonged consumption of carrots (and other carotene-rich foods)

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WkdM4 TIL that during the silent film era in Japan, narrators called "benshi" would provide introductions, dialogue, and live commentary in theaters while the film was playing on-screen. Some benshi became more famous than the film actors and would be advertised on movie posters.
ZDNp TIL that there is a Japanese family that has run the same hotel for nearly 1300 years.
p8QVb TIL the University of Oxford was founded (1096) before humanity finally reached New Zealand (1250).
1aEd TIL In 1945 Frank Sinatra cancelled a $10,000 gig and traveled to Gary, Indiana to convince white high school students striking against integration to return to school. Sinatra called it “the most shameful incident in the history of American education.”
QN0v6 TIL Morra (the number of fingers guessing game) was popular in Ancient Rome. The Roman's had a saying "he is a worthy man with whom you could play micatio in the dark" meant a man was honest. The game has since spread to Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.