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TIL that the United Nations has formed a contingency plan in the event that aliens directly contact us

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dDNX8 TIL that trees weren’t built by Brian back in the 7th century British Columbia. As a matter of fact, they have grown. I had always thought that Brian had built all trees. But Brian did not.
6eVJ TIL in the short scene in Fight Club when Brad Pitt and Edward Norton are drunk and hitting golf balls, they really are drunk, and the golf balls are sailing directly into the side of the catering truck.
oRYb7 TIL that the US government wasted $247 billion dollars in 2022 alone ($2.4 trillion in the past 20 years) simply due to payment errors.
1rnd TIL a Dairy Queen in Kentucky accepted a fake $200 bill, giving 198 in change
e0Wek TIL that in July 2018, Russian scientists collected and analysed 300 prehistoric worms from the permafrost and thawed them. 2 of the ancient worms revived and began to move and eat. One is dated at 32,000 years old, the other 41,700 years old.