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Pop Quiz: Black Friday's Strange Side

Answer: D.

Answer: D.

While there is no record of any Black Friday shoppers suffering from full paralysis, the holiday has had a stunning level of bizarre and brutal injuries associated with its sales. 2008 was an especially bad year: In Palm Desert, Calif., two men in a Toys R Us shot each other. On the opposite coast, a Walmart worker in Nassau County, N.Y., was trampled to death and another shopper suffered a miscarriage.

Pop Quiz: Black Friday's Strange Side

Which of the following have Black Friday shoppers NOT been caught trying to smuggle into a store?Answer: D2. Where did Black Friday begin?Answer: C3. In 2011, how much money did retailers take in on Black Friday?Answer: B4. Which of these tragedies has NOT happened during a Black Friday retail melee?Answer: D.5. Black Friday start times have been creeping up in recent years. What's the earliest Black Friday opening time in 2012?Answer: 8 p.m.6. The name Black Friday allegedly can be traced to the day's terrible traffic conditions, but there are other theoriesAnswer: C.
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