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TIL about Phantom vibration syndrome other AKA fauxcellarm and phonetom

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gQYD TIL that China is allegedly engaged in mass organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience, with 41,500 unexplained organ donations.
b9EBQ TIL that the fiancée of the future serial killer Paul Knowles visited a Psychic medium. The Medium warned her that her fiancée was a “dangerous man”, and she needs to leave him. She called off the wedding and cut off contact with Knowles
G0n5 TIL bunnies (foetuses and newborn) were declared fish by the Pope so monks, who had no access to fish in monasteries, had something to eat during Lent.
78YAL TIL that the test to measure the maneuverability in automobiles is called the elk test because it measure how successfully a vehicle handles avoiding large unexpected animals on Scandinavians roads.
9Yeep TIL that the first two ironclad ships, one from each side during the civil war, battled for hours because their cannon shots proved entirely ineffectual against each other's iron armor. After a long period of fighting, both ships retreated to their respective ports.