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TIL a study showed that 62% of Japanese people said they would eat an onigiri (rice ball) made by someone they know, only 30% said they would eat the onigiri crafted by an unfamiliar or unknown hand. This is attributed to the legacy of 16th century ninja poison rice ball assassinations.

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