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TIL About Taylor Muhl, a woman who has Chimera characteristics, specifically the left and right sides of her body, front and back, are different colours. Apparently she fused in the womb with her fraternal twin, thus causing the manifestation. She now does some modeling work.

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Gow1 TIL there was a dial-up online gaming service for Sega Saturn that you accessed through a 28.8 modem cartridge that plugged into a phone line. There were no servers; to play against someone, your Sega called their Sega.