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TIL that when a horse becomes pregnant with twins, the standard practice is to abort one by a vet crushing the embryo.

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jNrbN Til the woman who spilt a McDonalds coffee was demonized by McDonalds, the press, and citizens for lawsuit against McDonalds, which in the end everyone had gotten wrong.
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