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TIL that in 2001, the Monkey-Man of Delhi was an unknown anomaly which was reported to be roaming Delhi in mid-2001. Some described it as covered in thick black hair with a metal helmet, metal claws, glowing red eyes and it wore roller-skates. The incident has been described as mass hysteria.

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0w7N5 TIL that deceased brothel owner Dennis Hof was elected to the Nevada State Assembly in 2018, having passed away between the primary and the general election
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0Qxy TIL that Martin Luther, the great German Reformation leader, in 1543, wrote a 65,000 word treatise called “On The Jews And Their Lies” in which he argued that jews should be shown no mercy or kindness, and that “these poisonous worms” should be expelled for all time.
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