When a massive power outage struck southern California in the 1990s, Los Angeles residents reportedly called 911 to express alarm about strange clouds hovering overhead; they were seeing the Milky Way for the first time.
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The U.S. Government spent $277,000 on pickle research in 1993.
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Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts.
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One in three snake bite victims is drunk. One in five is tatooed.
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Each year, there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.
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In response to the moral panic surrounding violent video games, Penn & Teller released “Desert Bus,” for the Sega Cd. In the game you drive a bus from Tuscon to Las Vegas in a straight line for 8 hours.
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