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The Friends: Aliens Under Italy

For more than twenty years, a hundred people across Italy filled trucks with fruit, water, and industrial chemicals, then walked away and let the cargo disappear. They called the recipients the Friends: an alien civilization living in vast bases beneath the Adriatic Sea.

The Friends could teleport supplies, read minds, and reshape the ground itself to build their hidden world. But keeping their bases running depended on something far simpler than advanced technology.

It depended on the humans trusting each other. This is the story of a secret alliance between two worlds, the deliveries that sustained it, and the war fought to protect it.

We also examine what the evidence for the Friendship Case actually shows, and where it falls apart. Here’s more from The Why Files.

Food Pyramid To Clip Diabetes

Here’s a story about why we have had a food pyramid in the United States since the 1990s that led to skyrocketing diabetes. One of the lesser-known influences behind those guidelines comes from a small Christian denomination, and its role is rarely discussed.

This is news now because there is a new food pyramid in town! The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, along with the Department of Agriculture, rolled out a new food pyramid. Here’s more from Natali Morris on Redacted News.

The Geography of Fruits

Contrary to popular belief, many of our favorite fruits originated in entirely different landscapes and climates. Today, Southeast Asia and the Middle East are where a lot of our favorites originated, while China is the greatest producer of fruits. Atlas Pro lays out the geography and history of these delicacies..

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The Right Way to Eat Fruit

If you love fruit, chances are you’re eating your orange or mango the wrong way. The following demonstration shows you how to eat six popular fruits the correct way in this unusual edition of BuzzFeedBlue. Get more of the lighter side of side here on LOL in a brand new installment next Tuesday.

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The Drunken Birds of Spring

As spring approaches, we anticipate the fluttering butterflies and the capering baby lambs, but we can also expect to see some birds hammered out of their minds in the trees, and perhaps rolling on the ground. In most cases, says Hank Green, these birds have overindulged in the fermented berries and other fruits that froze during the winter and are now thawing – proving an irresistible treat for many kinds of birds. H/T The SciShow

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