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TIL that the ornate wooden detailing on houses is referred to as ‘gingerbread’

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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.
Bg49b TIL wild lions in west and central Africa are more closely related to Asiatic lions in India than to those found in southern and east Africa.
p8Qmb TIL Tom Cruise divorced all three of his ex-wives when they turned 33 (Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes) and each is 11 years younger than the last.
e8g4 TIL a man is suing Ferrari for damaging his reputation by not selecting him to buy one of their cars.
XERJP TIL the U.S banned books and films about Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in Japan as well as all satirical cartoons of General MacArthur.