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TIL that Japan hosts between 100,000 and 300,000 festivals annually, many of which are linked to Shinto beliefs and involve traditional dances and music.

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Br9Ak TIL Victoria Coren Mitchell's fear-of-flying counsellor was killed in a plane crash
nee79 TIL Marlon Brando was the last person to reject a winning Oscar award (1973 best actor for The Godfather). He did it to protest the film industry's poor treatment of Native Americans. When a young Native American woman gave her speech in Brando's place, part of the crowd booed.
P1Y7w TIL that the word ‘alcohol’ originates from the Arabic word Al-kohl (like the eyeliner). Ancient Egyptians made the cosmetic through a process involving heating. During the Middle Ages, the term was adopted in reference to numerous substances produced through similar means, including “alcohol”.
4kLW5 TIL that Post first made Pop-Tarts, as the company had invented a process for dehydrating food and enclosing it in foil to keep it fresh, and they were called Country Squares. Because Post had revealed Country Squares before they were ready for market, Kellogg used the idea and created Pop-Tarts.
R7eP6 TIL in 2012 a Bumblebee foods worker was accidentally cooked alive in 12,000 lbs of tuna because his co-worker thought he was in the bathroom