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TIL about Ganser Syndrome, a.k.a. Nonsense Syndrome, wherein people dissociate and give wrong, yet almost correct, answers to questions (i.e. 3+3=7/Dogs have five legs, etc.) whilst in a fugue state, and psychologists aren't sure if it is a facticious disorder or a dissociative disorder.

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