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TIL that, in 1950, a special agent reported the discovery of three UFOs in New Mexico to the director of the FBI, as well as 3 non-human bodies found inside of them. The entire report is available to read thanks to the Freedom of Information Act.

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grYKb TIL that almost immediately after its completion, Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper began to deteriorate in the monastery that held it. During World War 2, it would have been destroyed had it not been covered in mattresses and sandbags in case the monastery was bombed.
XEY6X TIL the original version of "Washington Crossing the Delaware," one of the most famous paintings in American history, was later destroyed by an Allied firebombing raid during World War II. It had been acquired by a German art museum in 1850.
rRe9d TIL that Danish Physicist Lene Hau lead a team in 2001 that was the first to completely stop a beam of light in its tracks. Later experiments included turning light into matter, and then matter back into light.
VMQyD TIL A meteor travelling over central Italy in AD 312 brought Constatine closer to the Christian faith. Today that meteor can be found at Cratere del Sirente in central Italy. The carbon dating proves to be around the time Constatine saw it and had his vision.
lodpA TIL after the 2011 earthquake in Japan, members of the yakuza gathered supplies and gave food to the victims. Some even opened their offices to people who couldn't return home. Some people felt like their response was much quicker and efficient than that of the government.