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TIL There is a “white man” café in Tokyo, where Japanese ladies ring a bell to summon tuxedo-wearing caucasians who respond with “yes, princess?” and serve them cake.

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Y7ReA Today I learned that in Japanese zoos, zookeepers dress as tigers as training for zoo escapes
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