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TIL Japanese Doctor Fukushi Masaichi (1878-1956) was the worlds leading collector of body torn tattoos. He would offer prisoners money to be able to remove their skin after death. He had an immense collection.

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b6ppj TIL Alfa Romeo's logo contains a snake eating a human
NXrMM TIL of a place named Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch which translates to St Marys Church In The Hollow Of The White Hazel To The Rapid Whirlpool Of Llantysilio Of The Red Cave
4k8La TIL about eunus. A Roman slave from Syria who claimed to be a prophet of the goddess atargatis and led the slaves in revolt during the first servile war. He proclaimed himself king, took over several cities around Sicily and succeeded in defeating the Roman’s for several years before being defeated.
6EJOw TIL many people in ancient Europe believed in the existence of vegetable lambs that grew as plants in Asia and had blood and flesh like an animal. The legend comes from the cotton plant, which was unknown in Europe
6gnY TIL Arab inventor al-Jazari created several humanoid robots in the 1200s, including a drink-serving “waitress”, a hand-washing automaton, and a programmable music-playing robot band.