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TIL Canada made an actual flying saucer during the cold war

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6KlQ TIL that our pineal gland may be able to create, store, and release DMT after we die. Which could explain why people who are revived tell about a type of out of body experience(bright tunnel, encountering deceased family members/friends).
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