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rNQrW TIL in 1917, renowned journalist Emily Hutchings published a novel she claimed the deceased Mark Twain had dictated to her via Ouija board; Twain's daughter sued, and a settlement stopped further publication and intended to destroy all copies (it didn't).
X0jyr TIL that George Hull, a tobacconist and trickster fooled thousands with a “petrified giant” to settle an argument he had with a preacher.
X0GBj TIL: In 1920, 70 years before the birth of the European Union, someone proposed the creation of the P.A.M. "The New Europe with Lasting Peace," which aimed to divide Europe "into slices" using a canton system and included a common flag, monetary system, time zone, postal service and language