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TIL that the handshake originated as a way of showing that you didn't have a weapon

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J1mBQ TIL It takes 17 years to grow a shitake mushroom in the traditional Japanese system. Sawtooth oak logs, the preferred growing medium for shitake, take 15 years to grow. It then takes another two years to inject the mushroom spores into the logs and grow the mature fruit.
dj5B TIL the Adventures of Superman radio program incorporated KKK terms and secrets into a villain that Superman fought every week. Southern Klansmen suddenly began noticing their children dressing up as superman and fighting “klan-man,” which lead to a membership decline as a result.
kOOxB TIL a teen injected himself with mercury at least three times in an attempt to convert his bones to metal after seeing X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He also had intentional multiple spider bites in the past after wanting to become Spider-Man.
Wkk8d TIL that the FBI classified an MIT doctoral candidate's research on animal rights as a threat to national security
4XErJ TIL that Tim Curry was kicked out of a showing of Rocky Horror for being an imposter. Also, Princess Diana was a big fan of the movie.