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TIL the owner of Kayabukiya Tavern, a traditional-style Japanese "sake-house" restaurant, employed his two pet macaque monkeys to serve guests. One monkey would take and deliver drink orders to guest diner tables while the other brought guests hot towels to clean their hands before ordering drinks.

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