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 2006, an Australian man tried to sell New Zealand on eBay. The starting price was $0.01 AUD and managed to reach $3000 before eBay closed the auction.
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A poll has found that computer 'nerds' make the best lovers, with 82 percent of IT geeks claiming they put their partner's pleasure above their own.
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The U.S. has more bagpipe bands than Scotland does.
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Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts.
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The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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