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| 6/20/26 | ![]() The Weirdest Moments in World Cup History | Today I explore some of the strangest and most unbelievable moments in World Cup history. From bizarre controversies and forgotten stories to chaotic matches, mysterious trophies, and moments that changed soccer forever, I went down a rabbit hole that I simply had to share.The FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest sporting events on Earth, but some of its most fascinating stories have nothing to do with goals or championships. In this episode, I dive into bizarre moments from the 1930 World Cup, the infamous Battle of Santiago, forgotten World Cup controversies, the origins of yellow and red cards, and one of the strangest stories involving the original Jules Rimet Trophy.If you enjoy sports history, football history, strange historical events, weird facts, and hidden stories from the World Cup, this episode is for you.Music thanks to Zapsplat.#WorldCup #FIFAWorldCup #FootballHistory #SportsHistory #SoccerHistory #WeirdHistory #HistoryFacts • Aston, K. (1962). Referee account of the Battle of Santiago. FIFA archives.• BBC Sport. (1962). David Coleman's introduction to Battle of Santiago highlights broadcast. British Broadcasting Corporation.• Fédération Internationale de Football Association. (1930). 1930 FIFA World Cup official records.• Fédération Internationale de Football Association. (1982). Disciplinary report: Kuwait vs. France, 1982 FIFA World Cup.• Glanville, B. (2010). The Story of the World Cup. Faber and Faber.• Murray, B. (1994). Football: A History of the World Game. Scolar Press.• Olympics.com. (2026). Did India ever qualify for the FIFA World Cup?• Yahoo Sports. (2026). 6 Weird Facts About the First World Cup.• Kuwait Times. (2026). Kuwait Times clippings chronicle Kuwait's 1982 World Cup heroics. | — | ||||||
| 6/13/26 | ![]() Why Some People Suddenly Become Geniuses (Savant Syndrome) | Today I explore one of the strangest and most fascinating phenomena in neuroscience: acquired savant syndrome.Can a brain injury unlock hidden abilities? Can an ordinary person suddenly develop extraordinary talents without training? And what does that reveal about the true potential of the human brain?In this episode, I examine the remarkable cases of Derek Amato, Orlando Serrell, Diana de Avila, Tommy McHugh, and other individuals whose lives changed after head injuries, strokes, illnesses, or unexplained neurological events. Along the way, we'll explore savant syndrome, synesthesia, brain plasticity, neurodiversity, memory, creativity, genius, and the neuroscience behind sudden bursts of extraordinary ability.We'll also dive into the research of psychiatrist Darold Treffert and neuroscientist Allan Snyder, whose work raises a profound question:How much of the human brain's potential remains hidden from conscious awareness?If you're interested in psychology, neuroscience, intelligence, memory, brain injuries, human potential, unusual medical mysteries, cognitive science, learning, creativity, and extraordinary true stories, this episode is for you.#SavantSyndrome #Neuroscience #Psychology #BrainScience #HumanBrain #CognitiveScience Sources• Blumberg, L. (2024). The Sudden Genius. Psychology Today.• Snyder, A. (2009). Explaining and inducing savant skills: privileged access to lower level, less-processed information. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 364(1522), 1399–1405.• Snyder, A., Bahramali, H., Hawker, T., & Mitchell, D. J. (2006). Savant-like numerosity skills revealed in normal people by magnetic pulses. Perception, 35(6), 837–845.• Snyder, A. W., Mulcahy, E., Taylor, J. L., Mitchell, D. J., Sachdev, P., & Gandevia, S. (2003). Savant-like skills exposed in normal people by suppressing the left fronto-temporal lobe. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2(2), 149–158.• Thomson, H. (2013, May 10). Stroke turned ex-con into rhyming painter. New Scientist.• Treffert, D. A. (2015). Accidental Genius. Scientific American.• Treffert, D. A., & Ries, N. M. (2021). Sudden Savant Syndrome: A New Form of Extraordinary Knowing. Wisconsin Medical Journal, 120(1).Thumbnail photo of Derek Amato courtesy UPROXX via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.Music thanks to Zapsplat. | — | ||||||
| 6/6/26 | ![]() Why Can't Living People Be on U.S. Money? | Today I explore one of the strangest stories in American history: the reason living people are generally banned from appearing on U.S. currency.The story begins with George Washington, moves through the Civil War, and eventually lands on a little-known Treasury official named Spencer Clark, whose face somehow ended up on American money. The fallout led Congress to pass what became known as the Thayer Amendment, shaping U.S. currency policy for more than 160 years.Along the way, we'll look at paper money, fractional currency, Lewis and Clark, Salmon P. Chase, Calvin Coolidge, commemorative coins, and the modern debate surrounding proposals for a $250 bill, living presidents on currency, and the rules governing American money today.If you've ever wondered why only certain historical figures appear on U.S. bills and coins, this is one of the most bizarre and entertaining explanations in American political history.Music thanks to Zapsplat.#History #AmericanHistory #USCurrency #MoneyHistory #CivilWarHistory #USHistory #HistoryfactsAtlas Obscura. (2025, August). A Treasury Official in 1866 Put His Own Face on U.S. Currency.Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2026). Can a Living Person Appear on U.S. Currency? Tradition, Thayer Act, & Trump Coins.Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Spencer M. Clark. U.S. Department of the Treasury.FindLaw. (2026, March 31). A Change in Change? Trump Faces Lawsuit Over Plan to Put Himself on Coin.Jezebel. (2026, May). Trump Admin Removed Treasury Official After She Objected to Printing $250 Bill with Trump's Face.Northeastern University News. (2026, May 29). What Trump's Proposed $250 Bill Could Mean for Future Currency.Numismatic News. (2022, May). A Blunder at the Treasury Department in 1864.Thayer, M. R. (1866). Speech before the U.S. House of Representatives.Time. (2026, May 29). Treasury Prepares to Put Trump on a $250 Bill—If Congress Allows It.United States Code, Title 31, §5114.WAVY News. (2026, May). Trump $250 Bill Proposal Sparks Backlash. | — | ||||||
| 5/30/26 | ![]() Why Wasn’t Buzz Aldrin First on the Moon?✨ | space historyApollo 11+4 | — | NASAReturn to Earth+3 | — | Buzz AldrinNeil Armstrong+6 | — | 9m 26s | |
| 5/23/26 | ![]() How Long Could You Survive on Each Planet?✨ | space sciencehuman survival+4 | — | NASAPlanetary Society+4 | — | survival on planetsspace environments+4 | — | 9m 34s | |
| 5/16/26 | ![]() Why Nobody Could Read Egyptian for 1,400 Years✨ | Egyptian hieroglyphicsRosetta Stone+3 | — | American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE)Artnet News+2 | British Museumancient Egypt | hieroglyphicsRosetta Stone+5 | — | 8m 16s | |
| 5/9/26 | ![]() What Do You Actually Do If You Find Buried Treasure?✨ | buried treasuretreasure laws+4 | — | Internal Revenue ServiceNumismatic Guaranty Company+3 | — | buried treasuretreasure trove laws+6 | — | 10m 35s | |
| 5/2/26 | ![]() You Don't Actually Own Your Land✨ | property lawland ownership+4 | — | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Texas General Land Office+3 | — | property rightssubsurface rights+6 | — | 6m 54s | |
| 4/27/26 | ![]() Do Newborns Remember Being Born? It Just Happened✨ | neurosciencehuman memory+5 | — | Do Newborns Remember Being Born? It Just Happened | — | newborn memoryinfantile amnesia+7 | — | 6m 44s | |
| 4/18/26 | ![]() What Is the Oldest Living Thing on Earth?✨ | biologyevolution+4 | — | ScienceWhat Is the Oldest Living Thing on Earth? | GreenlandPando+1 | long-lived animalsGreenland shark+6 | — | 6m 49s | |
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| 4/11/26 | ![]() What Living Thing Is Most Genetically Different From Humans?✨ | genetic distanceevolutionary biology+3 | — | ZapsplatWhat Living Thing Is Most Genetically Different From Humans? | — | genetic distanceevolution+3 | — | 6m 29s | |
| 4/4/26 | ![]() Why Is a Bunny Delivering Eggs on Easter?✨ | Easter traditionsEaster Bunny+3 | — | Encyclopaedia BritannicaNational Geographic+3 | — | Easter Bunnyegg dyeing+3 | — | 6m 29s | |
| 3/27/26 | ![]() He Carried a Calf Every Day…Until It Became a Bull✨ | ancient historystrength training+4 | — | National Strength and Conditioning Association | — | Milo of Crotonancient athletes+4 | — | 6m 14s | |
| 3/21/26 | ![]() The Day a Major City Had No Police✨ | public order breakdownpolice strike+4 | — | The New York TimesThe Canadian Encyclopedia | Montreal | Montrealpolice strike+4 | — | 7m 16s | |
| 3/14/26 | ![]() How Did People Wake Up Before Alarm Clocks?✨ | Industrial Revolutionknocker-uppers+3 | — | The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective | ManchesterLiverpool+2 | knocker-uppersalarm clocks+3 | — | 6m 42s | |
| 3/4/26 | ![]() Abandoned Olympic Venues Around the World✨ | Olympic historyurban planning+4 | — | — | SarajevoAthens+3 | Olympic venuesabandoned places+5 | — | 7m 37s | |
| 2/7/26 | ![]() The Weirdest Olympic Events Ever✨ | Olympic historyweird sports+4 | — | International Olympic CommitteeThe Olympic Games: History and Past Sports+3 | — | Olympicsstrange events+5 | — | 8m 47s | |
| 1/31/26 | ![]() When the U.S. Dropped Two Nuclear Bombs on Itself✨ | Cold War historynuclear safety+3 | — | Mark 39 hydrogen bombsUnited States Air Force+1 | Goldsboro | nuclear accidentsB-52 Stratofortress+3 | — | 9m 46s | |
| 1/24/26 | ![]() The Only Sea Without a Coast (The Sargasso Sea) | There is a sea on Earth with no coastline, no beaches, and no borders drawn by land. In this episode of Smartest Year Ever, Gordy explores the strange, misunderstood, and scientifically fascinating Sargasso Sea, the only named sea in the world defined entirely by ocean currents.Surrounded by powerful Atlantic currents, this region behaves like a natural containment system, quietly shaping everything that drifts into it. Along the way, the episode dives into ocean gyres, the origins of sargassum seaweed, why the water is so clear and deep blue, and how an apparently empty stretch of ocean became one of the most biologically important places in the Atlantic.Gordy also unpacks one of the ocean’s great unsolved mysteries: the epic migration of American and European eels, which travel thousands of miles toward this sea to reproduce, despite the fact that their spawning has never been directly observed in the wild. Add in floating ecosystems, invisible boundaries, and the unintended consequences of modern debris, and the Sargasso Sea becomes a masterclass in how motion, not land, can define a place.This episode blends marine biology, oceanography, and true scientific mystery—the kind of knowledge that makes you dangerous in conversation.Music thanks to Zapsplat.SourcesLaffoley, D., et al. (2011). The protection and management of the Sargasso Sea: The golden floating rainforest of the Atlantic Ocean. Sargasso Sea Alliance.Schmitz, W. J., & McCartney, M. S. (1993). On the North Atlantic circulation. Reviews of Geophysics, 31(1), 29–49.Butler, J. N., Morris, B. F., Cadwallader, J., & Stoner, A. W. (1983). Studies of Sargassum and the Sargasso Sea. Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Special Publication No. 22.Helfman, G. S., Facey, D. E., Hales, L. S., & Bozeman, E. L. (1987). Reproductive ecology of the American eel. American Fisheries Society Symposium, 1, 42–56.Schmidt, J. (1923). Breeding places and migrations of the eel. Nature, 111, 51–54.Miller, M. J., et al. (2015). Spawning by the European eel across 2000 km of the Sargasso Sea. Biology Letters, 11(11).Carr, M. H., et al. (2002). Marine ecosystems and population dynamics of the Sargasso Sea. Oceanography, 15(2), 16–23.Law, K. L., et al. (2010). Plastic accumulation in the North Atlantic subtropical gyre. Science, 329(5996), 1185–1188. #OceanScience #MarineBiology #EarthScience #DidYouKnow #FunFacts #LearnOnYouTube #GeographyFacts | — | ||||||
| 1/16/26 | ![]() What It’s Really Like to Enter Witness Protection | What does it really mean to disappear?In this episode of Smartest Year Ever, Gordy dives into the hidden world of the U.S. Federal Witness Protection Program (WITSEC) and what actually happens when someone agrees to vanish from their old life in exchange for survival.From new identities and government-issued birth certificates to psychological reprogramming and forced anonymity, witness protection is one of the most extreme bargains the U.S. government offers. It is not about fame, money, or safety in the way movies portray it. It is about becoming invisible and staying that way forever.Built in 1970 to stop organized crime witnesses from being murdered, WITSEC has quietly reshaped thousands of lives through identity erasure, federal relocation, and lifetime surveillance. Some participants succeed and disappear into ordinary lives. Others cannot resist going back, with consequences that can be fatal.This episode explores:How the witness protection program actually worksHow new identities are created and maintainedWhy many protected witnesses are criminals themselvesHow people survive with no past, no records, and no referencesWhy the most dangerous part of WITSEC is not entering it, but leaving itIf you have ever wondered what it would be like to wake up tomorrow as a legally different person, this episode reveals how the system really operates and why it is both one of the most powerful and most terrifying programs the U.S. government runs.Smartest Year Ever is Gordy’s ongoing project to uncover the most fascinating true stories, science, history, and human behavior on the planet, one unforgettable deep dive at a time.Earley, P., & Shur, G. (2002). WITSEC: Inside the Federal Witness Protection Program. Bantam Books.Criminal. (2018). Episode 104: Witness. Radiotopia.Criminal. (2018). Episode 105: Protection. Radiotopia.U.S. Marshals Service. (n.d.). Federal Witness Security Program (WITSEC) historical and operational records.Newton, E. N. (2005). The Witness Protection Program: Who Is Your Neighbor?Priceonomics. (2016). What Happens When You Enter the Witness Protection Program.Mental Floss. 23 Facts About the Witness Protection Program.Sources#WitnessProtection #TrueCrimeHistory #OrganizedCrime #FederalPrograms #USMarshals #HiddenLives #DidYouKnow #LearnOnSpotifyMusic thanks to Zapsplat. | — | ||||||
| 1/10/26 | ![]() The Odds of a Monkey Writing Shakespeare Are Worse Than You Think | What are the actual odds that a monkey could randomly type Shakespeare?The Infinite Monkey Theorem is one of the most famous thought experiments in mathematics and probability theory. It’s often repeated as a quirky idea about monkeys, typewriters, and infinite time — but rarely explained in a way that makes the math, the scale, or the implications truly sink in.In this episode of Smartest Year Ever, Gordy breaks down what the theorem really says, where it came from, and why phrases like “probability one” can be deeply misleading outside of mathematics. Using clear examples, exponential probability, and real-world constraints like the age of the universe, this episode explores the gap between mathematical certainty and physical reality.Along the way, Gordy examines why infinity overwhelms improbability on paper, but not in practice — and what that tells us about randomness, meaning, and the limits of thought experiments when they collide with physics.This episode also looks at real attempts to test the idea, including famous monkey typing experiments, computer simulations, and why randomness alone doesn’t create meaning without structure, selection, or intent.If you’ve ever wondered how probability theory works, why infinity breaks intuition, or whether “eventually” actually means anything in the real universe — this episode is for you.Music thanks to Zapsplat.#probabilitytheory #mathexplained #mathfacts #learnonSpotify #educationalfun #scienceexplained SourcesBorel, É. (1913). La mécanique statique et l’irréversibilité. Journal de Physique Théorique et Appliquée.Borel, É. (1914). Le hasard. Paris: Félix Alcan.Feller, W. (1968). An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications (Vol. 1, 3rd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.Diaconis, P., & Skyrms, B. (2018). Ten Great Ideas About Chance. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.Hájek, A. (2023). Interpretations of Probability. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.Borges, J. L. (1941). The Library of Babel. In Ficciones.Epicurus. (3rd century BCE). Letter to Herodotus.Cicero. (1st century BCE). De Natura Deorum.Aristotle. (4th century BCE). Physics.Aristotle. (4th century BCE). Metaphysics.Kittel, C., & Kroemer, H. (1980). Thermal Physics (2nd ed.). New York: W. H. Freeman.Adam, D. (2003, May 9). Give six monkeys a computer, and what do you get? Certainly not the Bard. The Guardian.Monkeys Don’t Write Shakespeare. (2003, May 9). Wired.Acocella, J. (2007). The Typing Life. The New Yorker.NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. (n.d.). Then vs. Now: The Age of the Universe. | — | ||||||
| 1/1/26 | ![]() 365 Days of Facts — Smartest Year Ever Bonus Episode | Smartest Year Ever (Jan 1, 2026) | After 365 consecutive days of posting facts, this is the pause.This bonus episode breaks from the usual Smartest Year Ever format to answer some of the questions I’ve gotten most over the past year: where the idea came from, whether I’m actually good at trivia, what the hardest parts were, how the process worked behind the scenes, and what’s coming next.This wasn’t meant to be a highlight reel or a victory lap. It’s just an honest reflection on what it was like to make 365 full episodes, 365 short versions, and keep going every single day.If you’ve been watching along all year, thank you. And if you’re new, this episode will give you a glimpse into what this project really was.I’m taking a short break, then continuing Smartest Year Ever at a more normal, more sustainable pace.Happy New Year.#SmartestYearEver #365DaysOfFacts #BehindTheScenes #CreatorJourney #LearningEveryDay #BonusEpisode #dailyfacts #smallcreators #learnonyoutube | — | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | ![]() What Astronauts Call “The Overview Effect” — 2025 Finale | Smartest Year Ever (Dec 31, 2025) | After 365 consecutive days of facts, history, science, language, weather, and human strangeness, Gordy ends Smartest Year Ever by zooming all the way out.Astronauts have a name for the cognitive shift that happens when they see Earth from space for the first time. It’s not just awe. It’s not just perspective. It’s a profound psychological reframing that reshapes how they think about borders, identity, connection, and responsibility. They call it the Overview Effect.This episode explores what astronauts report when they experience it, why the brain reacts so powerfully to seeing Earth from orbit, and how moments of extreme ensured novelty can permanently change how humans understand their place in the world. Drawing from spaceflight psychology, neuroscience, and firsthand astronaut accounts, Gordy examines why this phenomenon is so difficult to describe—and why it lingers long after astronauts return home.The Overview Effect isn’t just a space story. It’s a story about scale, interconnectedness, and what happens when the human mind is forced to recalibrate itself against something truly vast.And after a full year of daily learning—365 full episodes, 365 short episodes, 730 videos, no days off—this final chapter reflects on what happens when knowledge stacks high enough to change how you see everything beneath it.This is the final episode of the daily marathon. The end of one experiment. And the beginning of something else.Music thanks to Zapsplat.White, F. (1987). The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution. Houghton Mifflin.Yaden, D. B., et al. (2016). The Overview Effect: Awe and self-transcendent experience in spaceflight. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 3(1), 1–11.National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA Astronaut Oral History Project (Edgar Mitchell, Nicole Stott, Ron Garan, Chris Hadfield).Poole, R. (2008). Earthrise: How Man First Saw the Earth. Yale University Press.Stott, N. (2021). Back to Earth. Seal Press.#OverviewEffect #SpacePsychology #HumanPerception #ScienceCommunication #DailyFacts #smartestyearever #newyearsresolution #funfacts #spacefacts #psychologyfacts #williamshatner #blueorigin #nasafacts #astronauts Music thanks to Zapsplat.Sources | — | ||||||
| 12/30/25 | ![]() Why Kissing Exists — Across Species | Smartest Year Ever (Dec 30, 2025) | As New Year’s Eve approaches, millions of people will share a midnight kiss—or strategically avoid one. Kissing feels timeless, intimate, and deeply human. But it isn’t universal. And it isn’t uniquely ours.In this episode of Smartest Year Ever, Gordy explores why kissing exists, what actually qualifies as a “kiss,” and how similar behaviors appear across the animal kingdom. From primate reconciliation rituals to avian pair-bonding, from chemical communication to social stress reduction, this episode examines kissing through the lens of evolutionary biology, anthropology, and animal behavior.Rather than treating kissing as a single act, this episode places it on a biological spectrum of affiliative behaviors—tools shaped by evolution to build trust, reduce aggression, assess mates, and reinforce social bonds. Along the way, Gordy examines how humans turned a practical evolutionary behavior into romance, ritual, and symbolism—while other species kept it brutally functional.This episode blends human ethology, comparative psychology, and animal social behavior to ask a deceptively simple question: why do mouths—across species—keep becoming social tools?If you’ve ever assumed kissing was universal, instinctive, or uniquely human, this episode will quietly dismantle that assumption—without ruining the surprise.Music thanks to Zapsplat. #socialscience #kissing #animalfacts #sceincefacts #biologyfacts #evolutionfacts #AnimalBehavior #EvolutionaryBiology #HumanEvolution #ScienceExplained #DailyFacts #DidYouKnow #weirdanimalsBirkhead, T. (2008). The wisdom of birds: An illustrated history of ornithology. Bloomsbury.Connor, R. C., Heithaus, M. R., & Barre, L. M. (2000). Complex social structure, alliance stability, and mating access in bottlenose dolphins. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 267(1450), 1273–1281.de Waal, F. B. M. (1989). Peacemaking among primates. Harvard University Press.Eibl-Eibesfeldt, I. (1989). Human ethology. Aldine de Gruyter.Fruth, B., & Hohmann, G. (1996). Social behavior of bonobos (Pan paniscus). Evolutionary Anthropology, 5(1), 1–11.Jankowiak, W. R., Volsche, S. L., & Garcia, J. R. (2015). Is the romantic kiss a human universal? American Anthropologist, 117(3), 535–539.Mech, L. D. (1970). The wolf: The ecology and behavior of an endangered species. University of Minnesota Press.Poole, J. H., & Moss, C. J. (2008). Elephant sociality and trunk-to-mouth behaviors. Journal of Mammalogy, 89(3), 605–612.Sources:Wlodarski, R., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2015). The behavioral ecology of romantic kissing. Human Nature, 26(1), 52–71. | — | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | ![]() Why We Call It “Trivia” | Smartest Year Ever (Dec 29, 2025) | After sharing more than 360 daily facts in a single year, Gordy closes out Smartest Year Ever with a deceptively simple question: why do we call it “trivia”?Today, trivia means fun facts, pub quizzes, and knowledge for bragging rights. But historically, the word carried a very different tone. Its roots stretch back through Latin, medieval education, and early academic hierarchies, where certain kinds of knowledge were dismissed as unimportant, common, or beneath serious study.This episode explores how language evolves alongside culture—how words shift meaning, how education systems shape value, and how humans have always loved testing each other’s knowledge, long before quizzes, game shows, or question cards existed. From ancient classrooms to early print culture, the story of trivia reveals why we still love collecting, sharing, and showing off small but fascinating pieces of information.It’s a fitting reflection at the end of a year devoted entirely to curiosity, learning, and the strange power of facts that stick.Music thanks to Zapsplat. #Trivia #WordOrigins #Etymology #LanguageHistory #DailyFacts #FunFacts #historyfacts #triviahistory #learnonyoutube Sources:Curtius, E. R. (1953). European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages. Princeton University Press.Simpson, J., & Weiner, E. (Eds.). (1989). The Oxford English Dictionary (entries for “trivia,” “trivial,” “trivium”). Oxford University Press.Parkes, M. B. (1993). Pause and Effect: An Introduction to the History of Punctuation in the West. University of California Press.Highet, G. (1949). The Classical Tradition: Greek and Roman Influences on Western Literature. Oxford University Press.Allen, D. C. (1950). The Legend of the Trivium and Quadrivium. Johns Hopkins University Press.Pfister, G. (2008). Early quiz traditions and the evolution of trivia contests. Journal of Popular Culture, 41(6), 1052–1070. | — | ||||||
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