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TIL Hedgehogs can get “Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome” (WHS) which is basically Hedgehog MS

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gM6Q9 TIL that when Mike Merrill considered getting a vasectomy or moving in with his girlfriend, the choice wasn't his to make. It was instead left up to 805 people who'd purchased his life. Merrill, a private citizen, sold 11,823 shares of his life to complete strangers who now control his decisions.
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