Aliens have captured the imagination of humans since, well, forever, from blockbusters to late-night conspiracy theories.

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Urban Dictionary describes being geeked as “To be utterly incapacitated with laughter. To be excited about something. Used to describe something that was funny.” In comparison, to be ...