Record-Breaking PR Stunt Ends in Citywide Chaos

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That wasn't the only lawsuit faced by United Way of Cleveland. A mass of balloons landed on a pasture in Medina County, Ohio, terrifying a herd of Arabian horses, who suffered permanent injuries related to the incident. The owner of the horses, Louise Nowakowski, sued for $100,000 in damages.

The More You Know

Tree seeds were taken into orbit and planted as "Moon Trees."
Hippos have the largest mouths of any animal on land.
The first pieces of gold at Fort Knox arrived by mail.
The woolly mammoth survived until Egyptian times.

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