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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A group of officers is called a mess.
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Each year, there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.
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The U.S. has more bagpipe bands than Scotland does.
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Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight!
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In 2012, Swedish artist Fredrik Saker created a super-detailed self portrait and successfully submitted it as his driver’s license picture.
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On April Fool's Day in 1977, the UK newspaper The Guardian ran a 7 page feature on the discovery of the fictitious island nation of "San Seriffe."
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More than ten people a year are killed by vending machines.
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