Only in America: The burrito bomb scare

A burrito causes a bomb scare in Oklahoma — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation

The burrito bomb scare
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An Oklahoma City police station had a minor bomb scare after a man reported a suspicious package on his lawn. After X-raying the package, which looked like a thermos container with bits of foil poking out, police discovered the package was not an explosive device, but a burrito.

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Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.