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TIL a 2019 University of Albany study of five highly and professionally documented unidentified aerial encounters concluded that the objects of interest possessed the acceleration requirements to achieve rapid interstellar travel.

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neByP TIL about Wangari Mathaai, the first African Woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She founded the Green Belt movement that helped plant 30 million trees and empowered women to get involved in social change.
ADx0w TIL: Windows specific keyboards have a menu button that lets you right click from your keyboard (Three lines in a square)
DoNg TIL that a dog in America was sent a subpoena to appear in court as a murder witness but was denied as dogs were not allowed in the courthouse.
NoWe TIL Bhutan celebrated the birth of their Prince by planting over 108,000 trees in districts throughout the country.
vA8D TIL that the ignition on all Porsches is located on the left side of the wheel. This is because back when Porsche was primarily a racing team, the drive could save a fraction of a second by starting the car with his left hand, while simultaneously switching the car into gear with his right hand.