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TIL, Santa Claus in the Marvel Universe is the most powerful mutant ever detected by Cerebro

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BQdr TIL that a giant rock performing an unbelievable balancing act on a seemingly smooth, curved mound in the dense forests of Finland is a mystery because nobody knows how it got there.
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