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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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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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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