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Strange But True: January 30, 2020

* It was famed cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead who made the following sage observation: "One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night."

* It's been estimated that a million pigeons live in New York City.

* When pop star Christina Aguilera is on tour, she insists on having a police escort. She hates to be stuck in traffic.

* Next time you're heading to Illinois, you can stop off in Metropolis and visit the self-declared birthplace of Superman. In honor of their hometown superhero, the citizens erected a 15-foot bronze statue of...

 

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