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TIL in Japanese folklore there's a yokai called Karakasa kozō who's a bouncing one-eyed umbrella that sneaks up on people and licks them.

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6EeJw TIL that the "German" soldiers that get murdered after surrendering in "Saving Private Ryan" were actually Czech and were saying “Please don’t shoot me! I am not German, I am Czech, I didn’t kill anyone! I am Czech!".
Z89XQ TIL the origin of "steal someone's thunder" is almost literal. In old plays, people had different methods of making a loud thunder sound. Playwright John Dennis invented a method, but then heard it used in someone else's play. He complained, "They stole my thunder!"
VMdxp TIL an ice cube sized block of Aerogel contains as much surface area as half a football field.
D1pMj TIL Union artillery officer Alonzo Cushing was killed after being wounded twice during the Battle of Gettysburg, refusing evacuation from his position atop Cemetery Ridge during Pickett’s Charge. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor 151 years later, the longest wait for any recipient.
l0n5 TIL Airline pilots deliberately touch down hard on the runway when it’s raining, to minimize aquaplaning.