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Normally on Fridays, I try to lighten things up in the morning Wake Up Call.

If that's what you're looking for today, however, let me go ahead and apologize.

What we're looking at this morning is more on the macabre side but interesting all the same. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently used data from 2001 to 2010 to determine the most distinctive causes of death for each state.

Take note, as the Washington Post put in its piece on the study, this info does not show the main cause of death by state, which is essentially always heart disease or cancer. Instead, it shows the cause of death in each state that stands out as compared to the national average.

For example, in Louisiana, syphilis is the most distinct cause of death, even though the actual number of people who died from the disease was low (22). In Florida, HIV claimed 15,000 lives, making it the state's most distinct cause of death; atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (hardening of the arteries to us non-medical folks) killed 37,292 people in Michigan, making it most distinct there.

Alabama's most distinctive cause of death is a sobering one: accidental discharge of firearms. That accounted for 348 deaths during the studied timeframe.

Only one other state - Tennessee - had the same leading distinct cause of death, though several states listed "discharge of firearms with undetermined intent" as the most distinct cause.

On to happier things, y'all.

Olympic rings sold on eBay

The Olympic rings from the 2000 Sydney, Australia games were sold on eBay recently after being found gathering dust in a factory.

Bernard Mass discovered the rings in a factory he purchased and decided to offer them up for sale to clear up some room in the building. They ended up selling for $17,200 but the buyer will need several trucks to haul the massive rings (229 by 131 feet) away.

Watch out if you have a Starbucks gift card

It appears hackers are targeting Starbucks' mobile payment app and gift cards as their latest way to try and get around bank security measures. NBC News said hackers are accessing consumers' coffee accounts, draining stored values on their cards and then using Starbucks' auto-reload functions to hack debit and credit cards tied to the accounts.

The scam could have wide-ranging implications: Starbucks' mobile payment system has a whopping 16 million users with more than $2 billion in transactions last year.

Don't yell at me about this...

No one could ever say AL.com's John Hammontree is not brave. It takes a lot of guts in this state to compare the University of Alabama's football team to Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton but that's exactly what he did yesterday in his hilarious take comparing SEC teams to the current presidential field.

And why is Hillary Alabama you ask? Because she "has the largest war chest and biggest built-in fan base but is the one that everyone else loves to hate. Always a favorite but can also stumble on their own sense of inevitability. Doesn't have much patience for reporters. "

You can read the rest here. Well worth your time.

Speaking of Hillary Clinton, guess who could give her a run for her money? Sort of.

Hillary Clinton's biggest challenger for the Democratic nomination would be Michelle Obama, a new survey showed.

The Rasmussen poll showed that in a hypothetical matchup between the current first lady and the former Secretary of State, Clinton would beat Obama 56 percent to 22 percent. Wait, you ask...how is that a good race?

It is when you consider another hypothetical candidate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, polled only 12.5 percent to Clinton's 64 percent and announced candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders managed only 7.5 percent.

So it looks like if you're a Democrat that doesn't want a Clinton in the White House, your best bet is an Obama.

Until tomorrow.