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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 the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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    American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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    Strange Illuminati Web Address Takes You to NSA
    Typing 'illuminati' backwards into the address bar, followed by '.com', will take you to U.S. government's National Security Agency website.
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    United Arab Emirates Philanthropy
    United Arab Emirates Philanthropy
    The United Arab Emirates donated a laptop to every high school student in Joplin, Missouri, after the city had been devastated by a tornado.
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    There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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    'Licking' and 'Butts' Are Actual Places in Missouri, US
    There's a city named 'Licking' and a town named 'Butts' in the state of Missouri.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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