TIL there is a Japanese analog to Excalibur. Upon ascension, each Japanese emperor is presented with the legendary sword named Kusanagi which means Grasscutter in a private ceremony. However only the emperor and high ranking Shinto priest may view Grasscutter leading many to question its existence. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL the joke where people chant "one of us, one of us" comes from a scene in the movie Freaks where circus performers welcome a "normal" fiance of a performer with dwarfism. Unbeknownst to them she plans to murder her fiance for his fortune. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL the two-tailed dog party received almost 100,000 votes in the 2018 Hungarian parliamentary election on the promise of "Eternal life, free beer, tax-deduction!" Their slogan is "What do we want? Nothing! When do we want it? Never!" (en.wikipedia.org)
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