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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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1687P TIL kangaroos lack the ability to move backwards. For this reason, the Australian army features the animals on their uniforms.
GYaR4 TIL: Robert P. Hansen was a real life American-Russian spy that sold thousands of documents to the Soviet/Russian government between the years of 1979-2001. He was sentenced to 15 consecutive life terms at ADX Florence Supermax Prison.
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