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TIL of the history of bedsheet ghosts, and that English thieves dressed up as them to traumatize their victims.

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4LvJ TIL that two small lakes exist in Upstate New York that are essentially devoid of oxygen.
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dOQK TIL “i.e.” isn’t shorthand for “for example”, and actually means “in other words”. Whereas “e.g.” should be used to say “for example”