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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In 2005, a man named Ronald MacDonald robbed Wendy's.
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40% of women have hurled footwear at a man.
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Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates.
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The U.S. has more bagpipe bands than Scotland does.
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A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans.
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Over 1,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
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