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TIL that according to one jewish legend,shedims(Jewish demons,not necessarily evil) were born because god originally wanted to make some humans but the sabbath came and he could not do any more work and just treated the project as complete.

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bnBa TIL that around Christmas time in 1959, a man killed his wife with a hammer, beat his daughter, and then drank acid. The house has been uninhabited since although the Christmas tree still stands and wrapped presents still sit on a table.
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