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TIL that the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF, or the modern Japanese Navy) uses the same rising sun naval ensign that the Imperial Japanese Navy used before and during WWII.

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J5MV TIL of the ‘American Hippo Bill’, a bill from 1910 to import and release hippos into the bayous of Louisiana so that they could eat the water hyacinth clogging the rivers and serve as food help solve the American meat crisis. It was almost passed.
gMjwD TIL in 1857 Senator James Hammond, representative of South Carolina, released a manual of breastfeeding rules for enslaved women. The manual regulated time spent breastfeeding and rigidly set weaning schedules. The women were forced to nurse the children of their owners as well as other babies.
Vdx8 TIL that during the filming of Eastern Promises, Viggo Mortensen’s Russian Mafia tattoos were so realistic that when he walked into a Russian Diner in London, everyone fell silent out of fear.
Ym0r TIL that women in Ancient Egypt and 18th century France used to keep a scented pouch in their vagina for a while before presenting it to a prospective lover.
VMV1Q TIL that there is a bear company in Vermont that will do ‘surgery’ on your stuffed friend and send you pictures of their recovery!