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TIL In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is considered good luck.

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p8avO TIL of the Wounded Knee Massacre, an incident between the US Army and the Lakota Tribe whereby 150 to 300 unarmed Lakota were killed. 20 soldiers received Medals of Honor for the incident, including one for "conspicuous bravery in rounding up and bringing to the skirmish line a stampeded pack mule."
mEJY TIL pinstripes were added to the New York Yankees uniform to make Babe Ruth appear slimmer.
8aljL TIL the Lion's roar from the Metro-Goldwyn logo is actually made from tiger vocalizations, as "lions don't make that kind of ferocious noise and the logo needed to be ferocious and majestic"
nrMW TIL that besides the Zapruder film of the JFK assassination, there is the Nix film (VIDEO). The Nix film shows the entire JFK assassination from the complete OPPOSITE side of Dealey Plaza, facing the grassy knoll and Zapruder himself (who can be seen filming the assassination).
78wyb TIL that Gilbert Gottfried's sister was an award-winning street photographer.