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TIL that a ring-shaped cloud over Arizona in 1963 was believed to be a ring of Angels by a religious cult. Scientists concluded that the cloud was made by a rocket. Cult leaders then worked hard to harrass and discredit the main scientist, James E. McDonald, even at his funeral

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