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TIL there’s an Association of Dead People in India, protesting after losing their land to relatives who have corrupt officials declare them dead

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9YGyD TIL that PhD students display twice as many symptoms of psychiatric disorders such as depression than other people.
7rGmr TIL the hats worn by the band Devo are called "Energy Domes"
PY8pV TIL of Jose Salvador Alvarenga, who survived 14 months lost at sea was sued for $1 million by the family of his crewmate, who accuse him of eating their relative in order to survive.
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