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TIL about Doug Street, the 'human chameleon,' who impersonated an NFL player, lawyer, and performed dozens of surgeries while impersonating a doctor

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Ja0k TIL that scientists have found a lake believed to be untouched by climate change which they call “God’s Bathtub”
N7RNe TIL a Canadian 'Scared Straight' guard once took a teenager into a 'rape room' where several inmates assaulted him sexually. The officer then laughed and threw him to a wall, saying "Thats what happens to little fuckers like you".
b9jP4 TIL about "Cryptomnesia", where forgotten memories or ideas return to an individual and are interpreted as being new and original. It can result in unintentional self-plagiarism, and in some individuals, a sincere belief that they possess clairvoyant abilities.
e0gE5 TIL On D-Day, Paratrooper John Steele became stuck hanging from his parachute on the church steeple for two hours during the battle for Sainte Mère Église. A statue of him still hangs there today.
v97L TIL that because of the electoral college, a presidential candidate can win with only 23% of the popular vote.