Polybius
Maximum Oddities
08/29/22
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Just another arcade high score machine, or something more nefarious? Come with us back to the 80s to find out! All music and sound effects unless noted came from www.pixabay.com. News articles can be found at: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/08/09/burger-king-mistakenly-sends-massive-blank-email-order/9601660066458/ https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/08/18/japan-Guinness-World-Records-largest-croquette/5801660838688/ https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/08/15/Guinness-World-Records-fastest-golf-cart/9141660576667/ https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/08/19/USA-Mullet-Championships-kids-and-teens/9161660919754/ Odd Fact: https://bestlifeonline.com/random-obscure-facts/ References for the subject Polybius: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polybius_(urban_legend) https://www.rd.com/list/true-urban-legends/ Check us out on Twitter @MaximumOdd or email us with some topics Maximumoddities@gmail.com This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA. Thanks.
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