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17h 6min, apr 26, 1878 y - Giovanni Schiarapelli identifies "canali" on Mars' surface

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He uses the term "canali" to represent the streaks he observed on Mars. This is wrongly interpreted to mean "canals" which suggests to others that there is intelligent life on Mars that have built a system of canals.

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29 Jan 2018

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17h 6min, apr 26, 1878 y
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~ 146 years ago

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