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KkEB TIL A guy dressed up as an armored truck driver and tricked Walmart into giving him $75,000.
jNbMX TIL in 1896, Bill Crush orchestrated the spectacle of smashing two trains into each other completely on purpose. Although no one was within 200 yards of the impact, the explosion from the steam engines killed two spectators and injured more. The event was considered a big PR and financial success.
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