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TIL that in Japanese folklore, tanuki (raccoon dogs) are magical tricksters with the power to shape-shift their massive, malleable testicles, which they can transform into objects like umbrellas, fishing nets, drums, or even shops!

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6EAkl TIL the story of the Good Samaritan is not about the importance of helping people in need, but about how the people we despise can turn out to be heroes.
ZGdB TIL that Katy Perry started out as a Contemporary Christian singer with her first album, under her real name Katy Hudson
aXNJ TIL That to date, 52 out of the 77 restaurants featured on Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ have closed, many before the episodes they were on even aired. One owner even committed suicide due to his failing business.
wll8 TIL a Starbucks grande coffee has 320 milligrams of caffeine, over four times the amount of caffeine in a Red Bull and the Starbucks cinnamon chip scone has more calories than a McDonald’s quarter pounder with 480 calories
PwPV TIL Bomb and Drug sniffing dogs will eventually develop psychological problems if they never find any, and must occasionally be taken on dummy missions to satisfy their ‘prey-drive.’