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TIL the best-selling edition of Playboy magazine was the November 1972, which sold over seven million copies, when one-quarter of all American college men were buying or subscribing to it every month. By 2014 circulation had declined to 320,000 per month and now it's published quarterly.

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7NN7 TIL that Billy Mulligan, suffered from multiple personality disorder in most outstanding way, with world record of 24 personalities. Some of his personalities spoke languages that Billy never learned. They were aware of each other’s presence within Billy, and agreed to live together in cooperation.
P1pXn TIL that the most consecutive games played between two MLB team is 11. Detroit and St. Louis faced off eleven straight times in September of 1904.
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