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TIL: That there is a new U.S. government entity, ARO or Anomaly Resolution office, whose sole responsibility is to investigate credible sightings of UFOs, (unidentified flying objects)

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OG8Na TIL: Julia Agripppina of Rome was the mother of Nero and orchestrated his rise to power through poison and politics. However, she lost her influence over him and he forced her out of the palace, stripped her powers and bodyguards, sent people to annoy her, and in 3 different accounts, killed her.
4XEGb TIL cartographers protect their intellectual property by slipping fake streets, or even entire towns, into their maps. If the street/town shows up on another map, they know it was stolen. Dictionary writers have been known to do the same thing with fake words.
neAYo TIL that if an advertisement for an American flag says not available in Minnesota, it means the flag was not made in the USA. MN has a law requiring American made American flags.
BgxwL TIL about ‘Whipping Tom’, the pseudonym for two different sexual predators, who attacked and spanked dozens of women in Stuart London. They generated so much concern that many women began to arm themselves and male vigilantes crossdressed in an attempted to apprehend them.
b6yRE TIL The route traveled by the SS Badger car ferry across Lake Michigan is officially designated as the continuance route of U.S. 10 between Wisconsin and Michigan.