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TIL: Eddie Gein serves as a basis for Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Silence of the Lambs. Ed Gein had home furnishings made from human skin and bone, as well as a shoe box full of preserved female genitalia, Bowls made of Skulls and a full body suit made a flesh.

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b9NPQ TIL: Jim Carey used to get to do stand up in his 7th grade class. He used humor to fit in and his teacher made a deal with him - if he was quiet all day he would get 15 minutes at the end of class where he did stand up using material from life, the class, or doing impressions of faculty members.
WkmO8 TIL that Edamame beans are just unripe soy beans
rRDx4 TIL that parents in the UK can rent baby clothes at an affordable cost, instead of buying them and giving them away a few months later!
EgWmx TIL about latex-fruit syndrome, an allergy to both latex and fresh fruits including bananas, tomatoes, kiwis, and avocados. This is because they share similar protein structures.
9YbWD TIL of Sweden Hills, a village in Tobetsu town, Ishikari subprefecture of Hokkaido Japan. Local residents adopted Dalarna Sweden tradition of wooden houses painted in Falu Red, celebration of MidSummer Festival & 'Kraftskiva' crayfish party.