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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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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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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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    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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    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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