Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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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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The largest hotel suite in the world is located 22 stories under the surface in the Grand Canyon Caverns. One night for two people in this 65 million year old cave is $700.
4
There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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