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                   And apparently, I missed it by one year …
                                        
I must not have gotten the memo, because this [1] came as large surprise. 

Yes, that is downtown Rachel, Nevada [2] (although to find it on Google Maps
[3] you need to search for “Tempiute, Nevada” (that being the town's name up
till 1978). 

And the only explanation I can find for this [4]—aliens with a predilection
for fried chicken [5]. 

[1] http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Tempiute,+NV&ie=UTF8&ll=37.648558,-115.74764&spn=0.01264,0.015192&t=h&z=16
[2] http://www.rachel-nevada.com/
[3] http://maps.google.com/
[4] http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Tempiute,+NV&ie=UTF8&ll=37.648558,-115.74764&spn=0.01264,0.015192&t=h&z=16
[5] http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Meat-and-Poultry/Chicken/Fried/Main.aspx

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