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TIL Winston Churchill reportedly saw Pres. Lincoln’s ghost while staying in the White House. Churchill had just gotten out of the bathtub, and saw the specter leaning on the mantle. Churchill, naked, calmly ashed his cigar and said, "Good evening Mr. President, you seem to have me at a disadvantage"

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