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TIL the margin of error in the Indian population census is twice the global Jewish population

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9YoGp TIL that an 18 year old girl was convinced by a boy she met online, who claimed to be a multi-millionaire, to kill her best friend. She then convinced 4 others to help her murder her best friend to split a $9 million dollar prize.
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