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In 1877, an Italian astronomer mapped faint lines on Mars and called them canali, meaning channels or grooves. But the word ...

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Avi Loeb’s White House panel has asked the Pentagon for videos and files on unexplained aerial sightings ...

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Well, as a matter of fact, I have often had close encounters with aliens, only I never bothered to mention it here. For this ...