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TIL an 1861 Japanese book about the "history" of the United States included such colorful scenes as George Washington punching a tiger and John Adams killing a giant snake

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NrL8 TIL that due to a large amount of polar bears, people in Svalbard (northernmost Norway) are required to carry a rifle outside of settlements as a last resort of self-defense against the animal.
BrPPk TIL that in 1994, students in Kaktovik, Alaska created a new system of numerals to reflect the way counting is done in their language: in base 20. The system is relatively easy to learn and even makes basic math easier. It has since been widely adopted in Inupiaq communities.
EgMgP TIL that women are traditionally prohibited from entering a sumo ring. This tradition is so strictly enforced that in 2018 two women were asked to leave the ring even though they were preforming CPR on a man who collapsed in one.
PYOXV TIL that the King of Prussia had a personal army of 3000 tall men and admitted, "The most beautiful girl or woman in the world would be a matter of indifference to me, but tall soldiers—they are my weakness"
AnJo TIL “Milky” Way comes from goddess Hera’s breast milk. When Hercales was born, Zeus wanted him to have godlike qualities so he let him suck Hera’s milk (his wife) when she was sleeping. When she woke, she pushed him off, and spilled milk all over the sky.