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368,379 people killed, 306,096 injured and over $2,815,931,000 in economic
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What's the harm in UFOs?
UFOs are unidentified flying objects. Believers claim these are visitors from other worlds, despite the fact that there is no evidence that this is the case.
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Here are 42 people who were harmed by someone not thinking critically.
Laverne Landis & Gerald Flach
Age: 48 & 38 Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, Minnesota
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Died / Hospitalized
November 15, 1982
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They learned of UFOs at a psychic fair. He believed he was receiving messages from them through her. They travelled to a remote area and awaited a UFO arrival. They ran out of supplies and she died of exposure & starvation. Read more
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Gary McKinnon
Age: 42 Glasgow, Scotland
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Indicted & extradited to U.S.
February 2001 - March 2002
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This computer expert believes that the U.S. government has captured UFOs and is covering them up. Seeking to expose this, he hacked into computers seeking information. In July 2008 it was ruled he can be extradited to the U.S. to stand trial. Read more
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39 cult members
Rancho Santa Fe, California
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Mass suicide
March 26, 1997
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The members of the Heaven's Gate cult convinced themselves that a UFO arriving with Comet Hale-Bopp would take them away. They committed mass suicide. Read more
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