The revenue that is generated from gambling is more than the revenue that comes from movies, cruise ships, recorded music, theme parks, and spectator sports combined.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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On average, every dollar bill you touch has over 3,000 different types of bacteria.
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Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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According to the New York Times, a study conducted during the 1980's found that men who kiss their wives before leaving for work live longer, get into fewer car accidents, and have a higher income than married men who don't.
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