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When helicopters rained cash on crowds

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When extreme wealth meets questionable public relations, things get weird. eccentric millionaires and unhinged marketing executives have historically chartered helicopters to literally rain thousands of dollar bills onto massive public gatherings, inevitably inciting chaotic street brawls in the name of aggressive charity.

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