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    In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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    In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.
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    Gay Bomb
    Gay Bomb
    The US Air Force researched a “Gay Bomb”: A non-lethal bomb containing really strong pheromones that will make the enemy forces attracted to each other. It won the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize.
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    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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    In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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    Okay, OK
    Okay, OK
    There is a town called Okay, OK. It has a population of 600 people.
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