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TIL that Nebraska's state slogan is "Honestly, it's not for everyone"

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R7R71 TIL according to the protocols of the Post Detection Policy, once an extraterrestrial civilization has been detected or identified, no single individual state or entity is to make contact. Communications must be voted on and presented on behalf of the entire human species as a unit.
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O54g TIL someone is creating sticky notes that can be used as flash drives
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