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TIL several Astronauts, NASA, CIA, FBI, Army, Air Force officials and rocket scientists believe some UFOs are under intelligent control - but not from Earth.

EgE5o TIL that the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora wiped out an entire civilization: it killed all of the inhabitants of the island of Sumbawa, resulting in the extinction of their culture and language. The remains of their town, which had about 10,000 residents, were rediscovered nearly 2 centuries later.
od4r TIL Simpsons creator Matt Groening’s father was named Homer, Mother was Marge, and had sisters named Maggie and Lisa. Bonus: His mother’s maiden name was Wiggum.
lorxV TIL Pope John XII died on 14 May 964; one story relates that he died of a paralytic stroke suffered while having sex with a woman named Stefanetta. He may have died instead when the woman's husband defenestrated John or beat him to death with a hammer during the act.
LQvRp TIL Hannah Upp, who was diagnosed with dissociative fugue, disappeared three separate times (2008, 2013, 2017) & remains missing today. Her disappearances spanned 20 days, 2 days, and 7 years & counting. All three occurred in September & were in some way connected to a body of water.
YKJW TIL a man who skipped out on his bill at a Houston-area restaurant was seen running into a vacant building across the street. The police officer who responded went in and called out “Marco,” although that was not his name. The suspect was arrested after he responded “Polo.”