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TIL of Evelyn McHale. The Most Beautiful Suicide (link in comment)

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5Yy99 TIL about the Tanuki, a Japanese folklore creature that is referred to as the Raccoon Dog. Its most distinguishing characteristic is their large, magical pair of testicles that it used as a hat, umbrella, boat or drum. They are known as tricksters or bringers of good luck.
4aW6 TIL, Today is the 150th anniversary of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to northern forces and the end of the American Civil War.
W7pPN TIL That Celiac Disease, Which Requires People to Be Gluten Free, Has Nothing to do With Allergies, But Is Instead an Autoimmune Disease That Can Cause Serious Permanent Damage
LQ04V TIL that Victorian (and earlier) female scientists, pushed out from "serious sciences," pioneered the idea of documenting and illustrating plants, animals, and insects as ecosystems with lifecycles and context. The idea became central to the artistic guidelines for Pokemon trading cards.
X0A8 TIL “percussive maintenance” is the technical term for hitting something until it works.