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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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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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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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    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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    91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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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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    The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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