Kan no Mushi: Adorable Parasites Living Inside Your Spine Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language

Let me tell you why your toddler might cry at night and throw tantrums and what you can do to remedy. It could be a mythical parasite that lives in their spine. And you might have them, too.
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Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura