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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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    According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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    Tim's Place
    Tim's Place
    There's a restaurant in Albuquerque called Tim's Place that serves breakfast, lunch, and hugs - and it's owned by a man with Down's Syndrome.
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    Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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