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TIL a woman filing for public assistance failed several DNA tests to prove maternity of her children. She was taken to court and risked losing custody. It was later discovered she had absorbed her twin in the womb and has two different sets of DNA in other parts of her body.

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QJAeL TIL Abraham Lincoln was self-educated, having received a total of less than 12 months of formal education. Lincoln described his education as “defective” and never attended college. He was an avid reader, however, who maintained a lifelong interest in learning.
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