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TIL that the auditory and visual hallucinations along with many other symptoms of acute carbon monoxide poisoning are probably the cause of haunted houses and ghost stories.

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e0glJ TIL of Luluwa (aka Aclima, Kalmana /Calmana), twin sister of Cain and wife of Abel. She is thought to be the first female born naturally in rabbinic traditions.
Z8wNp TIL Muammar Gaddafi pushed for the creation of a 'United States of Africa' with a unified African currency, a single African passport, and a common defense system.
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