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TIL the term Gaslighting - Lying to, or misinforming somebody about events or facts with the purpose of making them doubt their memory or sanity.

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MdGA TIL The current Guinness world record for the loudest burp is 109.9 dB, set by Paul Hunn in August 2009. This is louder than a jackhammer at a distance of 1 m.
QZ4E TIL that in 2001 Argentina had 5 presidents in 2 weeks.
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