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TIL France has a history of UFO claims going back to the 800s.

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PYWrn TIL a New Jersey man bought a $5 bottle of orange juice from Shoprite; his wife said it was too expensive and sent him back to return it, because it was on sale for $2.50 elsewhere. He then decided to buy 2 lottery tickets with the cash refunded from the OJ; he won $315.3 million.
jEwR TIL the opposite of sparkle is darkle.
x6pwb TIL that during WWII, pilots frequently blacked out during turns as strong G-forces caused blood pooling in their legs. Douglas Bader, a British Ace, did not have this problem because his legs had been amputated after an accident.
Brw5L TIL That the Apollo Missions (11 to 16), astronauts had trouble getting life insurance as no one would insure someone being in the high risk environment of Space, so they autographed some postal covers before they left Earth. On the chance they didn't come back, those items would be sold for money.
wLjd8 TIL all iPhones since 6s have the capability to be used as a digital scale, but Apple bans scale apps because the concept of a scale app is “not appropriate”