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TIL that the illusion of meeting your doppelganger and switching your consciousness back and forth is called ‘heautoscopy’, and the case studies are the creepiest thing ever.

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RKG9 TIL that Abraham Lincoln created the secret service just hours before he was assassinated.
EgDXx TIL female worms shrivel and die after giving birth due to the presence of male sperm and seminal fluid
oBJ6W TIL Between 2011 and 2013, more cement was consumed in China than what was used across the entire US over the course of the 20th century
Y7GjA TIL the Earth's radius is about 21km (13mi) smaller at the poles compared to the equator.
kyaW TIL that Marvel’s first movie, Howard The Duck, bombed at the box office. It cost an estimated $37 million, and grossed under $38 million internationally, netting under $1 million.