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TIL the town of Two Egg, Florida has their own local monster, described as a ‘small Bigfoot’. His name is the Two Egg Stump-Jumper

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p8nNQ TIL that in 1981 the plane Steve Wozniak was piloting crashed. He suffered head injuries and amnesia but later stated that Apple II computer games are what helped him regain his memory
vkK7 TIL a German power washing company donates its cleaning services to monuments around the world, including Christ the Redeemer, the Seattle Space Needle, and Mount Rushmore. Besides being a nice philanthropic venture, this has helped them develop new techniques as they work on abnormal monuments.
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.
R7lyl TIL fearing invasion during the Cold War, Albania’s leader Enver Hoxha forced his country to build 750.000 bunkers. Today, many of those bunkers have been converted into a variety of uses, like turning them into pizzerias, espresso bars and makeshift bars.
lo7J5 TIL It Used To Be Illegal In Japan To Eat Meat