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6 Oddly Named U.S. Government Operations: Media

Who on earth came up with “Operation Toenails”?

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Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox guard the entrance to a roadside attraction known...
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avoidance behaviour
Cat fleeing by upward climbing.
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breakfast cereal
Breakfast cereal with fruit.
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Glenn Miller, c. 1940.
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A baby's feet in an adult's hands.
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