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in 1678 a pamphlet titled Mowing-Devil was published in Hertfordshire, England. It claimed the devil mowed farmers crops and left strange circles, it is first recorded case of crop circles

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Fun Fact: in 1678 a pamphlet titled “Mowing-Devil” was published in Hertfordshire, England. It claimed the devil mowed farmers crops and left strange circles, it is first recorded case of crop circles

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