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TIL Why having doppelgangers are so unnerving

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awBwL TIL an Aboriginal man planted a flag on the cliffs of Dover in 1988 and claimed England for the Aborigines
vP5Y8 TIL before founding the Rolling Stones, frontman Mick Jagger studied finance and accounting at the prestigious London School of Economics. Originally, he had intended to pursue a career in journalism or politics.
KOYwa TIL of Keedoozle, the first automated grocery store. Opening in 1949, it was a store-sized vending machine and a precursor to the self-checkout lane.
Z85eD TIL of Knut Haugland, WW2 Norwegian resistance fighter who took part in Operation Gunnerside which the film The Heroes of Telemark was based on. Haugland was later captured by the nazis and escaped, twice and would later be part of the Kon Tiki crew alongside Thor Heyerdal. A total badass.
neAAG TIL Deciduous trees withhold nutrients from their leaves during the fall causing the leaves to lose chlorophyll and change colors. The tree kills its own leaves to survive the winter and prepare for the spring.