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In doing our "in-depth" research on freeway chickens, we discovered (via Snopes, which if you don't already know about it, you should check it out!) a great list of weird stuff they've found on Freeways that we thought we would share with you.
Just about everything has fallen on L.A. roadways over the years. Some unusual, unscheduled deposits:
About $7,000 worth of quarters on Hollywood Freeway; motorists jumping from cars reportedly get away with about 10% of the loot. (Sept. 13, 1982)
Thousands of pounds of M&M candies on Orange Freeway in Fullerton; surprisingly, no motorists attempt to scoop up any. (March 26, 1986)
One body on Hollywood Freeway from back of coroner's van. (Nov. 28, 1989)
Hundreds of gallons of laughing gas on Foothill Freeway; happiest rush hour ever. (July 17, 1991)
One 26-ton boat on Culver Boulevard; city crews move into action and remove it -- 36 hours later. (Nov. 6, 1989)
Some 14,000 pounds of salsa on Interstate 5 in San Clemente; only chips in vicinity are CHP officers. (June 16, 1987)
Forty-thousand bees on Foothill Freeway; it's so chilly they don't attack anyone. (March 14, 1985)
More than 1,000 jugs of wine on Golden State Freeway; crews keep motorists away. (Oct. 9, 1974)
One actress' resume ("Hair: honey blond; Eyes: hazel blue") on Foothill Freeway. (July 19, 1990) Another article contains an equally impressive recitation of Los Angeles freeway finds: peevish bees, stampeding cattle, boats, pianos, mayonnaise, fish, broken watermelons, bananas, hot asphalt, soft drinks, margarita mix, tomatoes, beer, 150 tons of honey, a wild boar's head, a 5-foot-tall papier-mache rhinoceros, a U.S. Navy depth charge, sides of beef, mannequins, and a dead 15-foot 2,000-pound great white shark.
Snopes. Rules.
In doing our "in-depth" research on freeway chickens, we discovered (via Snopes, which if you don't already know about it, you should check it out!) a great list of weird stuff they've found on Freeways that we thought we would share with you. 
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