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TIL about Su Kong Tai Djin, the Kung-Fu Werewolf, a Shaolin monk born in 1849 with Hypertrichosis (a condition causing full body hair growth). Abandoned in a forest by his parents, he was raised by Shaolin monks. He practiced by fighting bears and defended the coast from pirates.

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