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TIL in 1977 a UK TV news bulletin was interrupted by a voice claiming to be the 'Ashtar Galactic Command' and instructed humanity to abandon its weapons, so it could participate in a 'future awakening' and 'achieve a higher state of evolution'. After six minutes, the broadcast returned to normal.

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x6Byk TIL Those videos with people crying after having their colorblindness cured by putting on special glasses were fake.
b6v9E TIL that in State funerals in the United Kingdom, the gun carriage bearing the coffin is drawn by sailors from the Royal Navy rather than horses as seen in the ceremonial funerals.
ObQe TIL from 2006 - 2010, excessive alcohol use led to approximately 88,000 deaths and 2.5 million years of potential life lost each year in the United States, shortening the lives of those who died by an average of 30 years.
M7J4m Today I learned that Taylor Swift wrote the song "Teardrops on My Guitar" about one of her classmates, Drew Hardwick, who was later arrested in 2015 for aggravated child abuse.
8e1v8 TIL: Laura Callahan was the CIO of the Department of Labor and then Homeland Security with bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees purchased at a diploma mill. Coworkers complained she used strange technical jargon and belittled them. She was caught, but was not charged with a crime.