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TIL that William Moore, a co-author of The Roswell Incident (the book that inspired the idea that the Roswell crash was an alien spacecraft), admitted in 1989 he lied to the UFO community for years in accordance with the US Airforce to deceive civilians

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E1L4x TIL about Tulpamancy, a Tibetan Buddhist practice where an imaginary companion, or "Tulpa", is created through intense meditation. The practice is often compared with Dissociative Identity Disorder, since the imaginary companion created is viewed to be independent and separate from the individual.
wMn7 TIL that Count Dracula was first depicted wearing a Bela Lugosi-style cape/tuxedo combo in 1924 when the book was adapted for London stage. It was the only way to make it obvious that the Count was charming and sophisticated from a distance.
VEek TIL that in ‘The X-Files’, aliens begin their colonization of Earth on December 22nd, 2012.
e04vE TIL In the 2011 UK Census, nearly 177,000 people identified their religion as ‘Jedi Knight’.
4gWw TIL of the 270 moon rocks the US gifted to the world, 180 are currently unaccounted for.