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In 1940, the town of Gorky, Russia received a rain shower of more than 1,000 14th century silver coins. It's thought that a tornado picked up a treasure chest and rained it down the small town.

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A numismatist is a person who collects coins. Roman Emperors were among some of the earliest coin collectors.

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In 1981, the people of Naphlion, Greece were stunned at the sight of frogs falling from the sky. The tiny critters were carried by strong winds all the way from North Africa, more than 1,000 miles away.

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Chipmunks need to keep their fur clean. They take showers with wood and sand dust, the perfect chipmunk shampoo for oily hair.

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The first cell phone was unveiled in 1973 by Motorola. It is now referred to as "the brick phone" because if it's large size.

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