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TIL that the US government no longer uses the term Unidentified Flying Object (UFO), the preferred term is Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) since UFOs are a source of ridicule due to their popular association with alien spacecraft

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QNneM TIL about the Robertson family who tried to sail around the world in 1970s. They were shipwrecked in the Pacific Ocean after orcas bashed their boat yet the family survived for 38 days on a dinghy before being rescued.
X0OKj TIL that human infants as young as 14 hours from birth prefer to look at attractive faces rather than unattractive faces
EgeGP TIL about “Thought Broadcasting”, a type of delusion that centers on the fear that others can hear their thoughts, or that they are not private.
m4jP TIL of Disney’s short lived introduction of self destructing DVDs.The discs worked perfectly for the two-day viewing window but when taken out of the package, exposure to oxygen turned the coating black and made the disc impenetrable by a DVD laser.
KO5NB TIL In 1985, France bombed a Greenpeace ship in Auckland harbour, NZ, to prevent it interfering with their nuclear tests. One person was killed, and for 2 months the French government tried to cover it up, before admitting full responsibility. No official apology has ever been given,