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Hangry Planet in San Bruno, California

From a distance, this suburban Shell station looks like any other fuel stop, but the closer you get, the weirder it becomes. On the roof, there's a trident-wielding merman and a large, upside-down melting ice cream cone. The storefront underneath is a riot of color, featuring a giant nutcracker on a toy block, a massive fiberglass chicken, a spotted red mushroom, and a Zoltar fortune-telling machine. The windows are covered with psychedelic posters of space-faring cows advocating for plant-based
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