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TIL in 1989, for April Fools’ Day, Virgin flew a UFO over London. When they landed, police “sent one lone policeman… across the field to greet the alien… A [character]…, dressed in an ET outfit, walked down the platform towards the bobby. He promptly turned and ran in the opposite direction!”

VMEn8 TIL In 1859, a man imported 24 rabbits to Australia. In under 70 years, the populaton grew to 10 billion.
Z8A6Y TIL that plankton produces 50-85% of the worlds oxygen.
xdk TIL that the Romans had all the necessary mechanical devices to build a steam engine
1a4LP TIL the Sumerian language was spoken from 3000 BC all the way up until 100 AD
EgO6o TIL TVs were banned in Bhutan until June of 1999