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TIL the Chinese have a version of Bigfoot/Yeti/Sasquatch called the Yeren – and there is Youtube footage of a supposed half-human/half-Yeren from a remote Chinese village

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p87mN TIL of the “Aroma of Tacoma”, a putrid and terrible smelling odor akin to rotten eggs, associated with the city of Tacoma, Washington since the 1940’s.
rRAGW TIL of "Long Sleeping Disorder" in which the individual affected needs at least 10 to 12 hours of sleep a night. There is no cure, no negative implications, although some link to introversion. It affects only 2% of the entire world population.
j6KNp TIL more Black households move into white neighborhoods when the share of rentals grows, increasing diversity.
BraGL TIL that comedian Ryan Stiles from Whose Line is it Anyway? has been a frequent fund raiser for children with burn injuries, raising over $500,000 for the Burned Children Recovery Center since 2009, helping the foundation to recover from the economy crash of 2008.
YGAP TIL the word “avocado” comes from the ancient Aztec word for “testicle,” and the word “guacamole” literally translates to “testicle sauce.”