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TIL: Harry Houdini would attend séance’s in disguise and debunk the mediums in front of everyone.

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VMVa8 TIL there's such a thing as Alien Abduction Insurance. It is a policy designed to protect humans from trauma suffered following alien abductions and surprisingly many insurance companies offer it.
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