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TIL Jackie Chan’s mother was an opium smuggler and his father was a spy

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GYOM7 TIL about the Fregoli delusion. A disorder where one believes that strangers are in fact all just a single person constantly switching disguises bent on persecuting the afflicted.
JYNLQ There is a weird black hole which bends light back on itself like a boomerang.
WxaY TIL Cliff Young, 61 year old Australian farmer took part in world’s toughest ultramarathon (875km from Sydney to Melbourne). He won by almost 2 days, because unlike other runners he didn’t stop to sleep.
m8YY TIL that there are at least 10 gems more rare than diamonds and some of them will change color depending on the light you see them in.
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