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TIL that the CIA admittedly disseminated fake evidence of UFO sightings in the 1950s and 60s to provide "cover" explanations for test flights of the U2 and other stealth aircraft

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GAklJ TIL Renovation of the historical Battersea Power station in London cost £9bn (USD 10.8bn). It has luxury apartments, hotel, restaurants, and a roof top pool. One chimney has a glass elevator (lift 109) going to the top. Hotel rooms have vinyl record players, and of course Pink Floyd's Animals!
NXYlb TIL: There's a Planet Where it Rains Molten Glass Sideways at 5,400 mph
yKDa TIL that a Russian couple were reunited after being separated for 60 years. They were married for 3 days when the husband left to join the Red Army. They were unable to find each other until 60 years later when they randomly visited their hometown on the same day.
R7jnl TIL there is a statue of Richard O'Brien as Riff-Raff from The Rocky Horror Show alongside a plaque with instructions on how to dance The Time Warp. There's a camera so you can watch people doing it.
Q71a TIL that Zoe Koplowitz has placed last in each of the 25 NYC Marathons she has run. She holds the record for longest marathon time by a woman (33 hrs, 9 mins), set in 2013. She has MS and diabetes and runs each marathon on crutches.