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TIL Dexter, the U.S. Navy’s very last working horse, was stationed in Philadelphia to haul trash, and upon his passing in 1968, he was buried with full military honors.

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a8rPN TIL: The Kamikiri is a yokai that secretly cuts your hair. Various stories detail that it would prey on travelers at night, female servants, and humans who tries to marry an animal or ghost. There are many theories about its true identity such as it being a spirit, a wig store scheme, to fetishists.
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