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TIL UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video

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Bg8nd TIL The Independent Order of Odd Fellows exists for more than 200 years. The guys are non-political fraternity of — you got it — Odd Fellowship. Oddly, their motto is Friendship, Love and Truth
LQk6P TIL Moe Howard of The Three Stooges once broke three ribs filming a pratfall. Dazed, he managed to pick himself up off the ground and slap Curly in the face before passing out. The footage ended up being used in the finished short.
69Bal TIL People throw €1.5 million in coins into the Trevi Fountain each year.
9eXr TIL that President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”
4Xdeb TIL the FBI kept a list of D&D players as part of its hunt for the Unabomber