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TIL the former president of a European country alleged he was abducted by aliens

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B7LK TIL that the sabre-tooth squirrel featured in the 2002 film Ice Age was fictional… until a real one was discovered in 2011.
gv1A TIL During the Battle of the Bulge, American soldiers used knowledge of baseball to determine if others were fellow Americans or if they were German infiltrators in American uniforms.
EgvOW TIL that wild flocks of rose‑ringed parakeets have thrived in and around London since the 1960s, after escaping or being released as exotic pets.
Y7xjG TIL I learned that Kirkby's council (near Liverpool) created a ski slope in the middle of nowhere in 1973-74. By 1975 it was demolished after it was unsafe (and the slope was facing the sun).
GAnVE TIL: In in 2017, A company in Denmark known as "DONG Energy" lost its mojo after transitioning its operations towards a greener agenda.