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  • The mysterious Area 51 has long been a source of intrigue for alien enthusiasts and conspiracy theorists. 1 / 7

  • A recent Facebook event called Storm Area 51 was intended to get inside the base and free the aliens. 2 / 7

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  • Millions of people were expected to attend, despite warnings from the U.S. government not to. 3 / 7

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  • As it turned out, only a tiny amount of people actually turned up. 4 / 7

  • This didn't stop someone from a branch of the U.S. military tweeting out a threat however. 5 / 7

  • After later deleting the tweet, the U.S. military apologized for its actions. 6 / 7

  • The contents of Area 51 still remain, for now at least, unknown. 7 / 7

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