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TIL There was a fake Apple store that looked so real, employees thought they were working for Apple.

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5Yy99 TIL about the Tanuki, a Japanese folklore creature that is referred to as the Raccoon Dog. Its most distinguishing characteristic is their large, magical pair of testicles that it used as a hat, umbrella, boat or drum. They are known as tricksters or bringers of good luck.
e04Z5 TIL of “The Petition of the Sharks of Africa.” An 18th Century satirical letter written to the British Parliament asking them NOT to abolish slave trading. The “sharks” were angry that slave ships would no longer sink and asked for mercy so loyal shark subjects wouldn’t starve.
jN1Ma TIL that the IKEA effect is an actual cognitive bias in which consumers place more value on products they themselves created at least partially.
mw8o TIL 47% of Americans do not put a single penny out of their paychecks into savings
ovMo TIL there is a U.S. Marine post in Afghanistan called “ManBearPig.”