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Mariko Aoki phenomenon (the sudden urge to defecate after entering a bookstore) (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] MagnyusG@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That just sounds like that thing where entering a place of comfort makes the body relax, which could easily trigger said urge, the quirk here is that this lady had it pinpointed to bookstores.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 11 points 3 months ago

I assumed they associated reading and using the toilet and the volume of books just triggered the association in their mind, and wasn't surprised to see it as one of the hypothesis.