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Area 51
Why is the U.S. Air Force base associated with UFO sitings and extraterrestrial contact referred to as Area 51?
Area 51 is part of a secretive military base in southern Nevada dedicated to the testing of experimental military aircraft and weapons by the United States Air Force. The large Nevada test site is mapped according to a grid system, and the specific area in which UFO activity is purported to have taken place falls within grid number 51.
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Lyme disease
Why is the infectious disease contracted from ticks called Lyme disease?
The disease is named after the town of Lyme, Connecticut, where it was first identified during an outbreak in the 1970s.
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