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TIL about Japanese Kangiten inspired by the Indian Ganesha

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r1MW TIL there is a Magic the Gathering Musical
Wx4X TIL Swedish Navy detected underwater sounds suspected to be hostile Russian submarines in the 80s. The suspicion escalated to a diplomatic conflict between Sweden and Russia. It turned out later that these sounds came from fish farts, a discovery which led to the Ig Nobel Prize.
Z8rKa TIL about the Chinese town of Qiaotou, the 'button capital of the world'. Around 60% of the world's supply of clothing buttons are produced there, as well as 80% of the world's zippers
J18Gm TIL that the 1942 Rose Bowl was played in North Carolina because of the fear of a Japanese West Coast attack
BOwx TIL when George Washington died in 1799, Napoleon ordered 10 days of nationwide mourning in France.