Post * kONJW — Curious Curator

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TIL There's a legend of a ghost called Suppon no yurei that is essentially a vengeful spirit of softshell turtles that attacks humans who eat too many of them.

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AOO7 TIL Hobos are migrant worker, Tramps work when forced to, and Bums don’t work at all.

XEl1k TIL that there were challenges locating costumes for Smashing Pumpkin's video "Tonight, Tonight" as the movie "Titanic" was being shot at the same time in Los Angeles, and James Cameron rented nearly every turn-of-the-century prop and costume in the city.

5YBWQ TIL that A Nightmare on Elm Street was inspired by the real-life events of Cambodian men who suffered from PTSD and died of fright from their vivid nighmares

5919 TIL the Nigerian email scam is the modern version of a con called the Spanish Prisoner, which dates back to long before the Internet was invented.

BrkKK TIL in 1998 the Vietnam Unknown remains were removed from the Arlington Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after the serviceman's identity became known through DNA testing.