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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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    Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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    In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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    Australian Gambling Syndicate Bought Almost All Lottery Tickets and Won
    In 1992, an Australian gambling syndicate purchased the majority of combinations in a Virginia lottery. They won, turning their $5m investment into $27m winnings.
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    In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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    CDC's Zombie Invasion Plan
    The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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