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Sunday, September 13, 2009

And in Wisconsin: An Official Bird That Can’t Fly…

Wisconsin ’s state capital of Madison has a new official bird: the plastic pink flamingo. City council designated the lawn ornament its official bird to commemorate a college prank committed in 1979, when University of Wisconsin students planted 1000 of the birds outside the dean’s office. Alderman... Sign in to see full entry.

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