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TIL that a woman woke up at her own funeral after being declared dead by doctors.

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wLpxJ TIL of "Dogwood Winters" in which late April - early May cold snaps are common. Farmers would predict these by whether or not the Dogwood trees had bloomed, and use this to determine when it would be safe to plant their crops.
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