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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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
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A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans.
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The average person spends three years of his or her life on a toilet.
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