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Andy Nyman Twitterissä: "Today's Fact: Jack o' Lanterns originated in Ireland. Hollowed-out turnips with candles in to keep away ghosts on the Samhain holiday. https://t.co/Ah6ns8W3Lh" / Twitter
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