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TIL of Wendigo psychosis - a folklore ailment where a person develops an insatiable hunger for human flesh

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JRM8 TIL there are an indigenous people of Japan who traditionally have giant beards.
awVK0 TIL that a frog was the mainstream pregnancy test in the 1950s. If a woman’s urine injected into the frog caused it to lay eggs, then the woman was pregnant.
1Nl7 TIL in 1862 Japan four British merchants met a procession of a feudal lord’s regent while traveling. The merchants did not dismount and show respect, and the samurai cut them down. Britain’s claims for compensation were unanswered, which led to naval bombardment of Kagoshima city by the Royal Navy.
yQk6V TIL that the famous photo of Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue was taken on his 72nd birthday when he was asked by a photographer to smile for the camera. After smiling a dozen times for previous photos that day, he playfully stuck out his tongue instead.
Oo0p6 TIL that Dan Aykroyd got into the "We are the World" video because he walked into the wrong place.