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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Brazil has their own version of Miss America. Miss Bumbum Brazil pageant is an annual competition for the best butt in the country.
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Jeremy Clarkson once published his bank account number and sort code to prove that the information couldn't be used to steal money. Someone used it to set up a monthly direct debit from his bank account to a charity.
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The longest Monopoly game in a bathtub lasted 99 hours!
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In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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According to statistics, Australian women are most likely to have sex on the first date.
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