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    In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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    Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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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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    There is a superhero supply store in Brooklyn with a cape fitting room that has a wind tunnel. They also sell oxygen gum, bottled chaos and have an invisibility testing center.
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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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    A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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