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    Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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    91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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    United Arab Emirates Philanthropy
    United Arab Emirates Philanthropy
    The United Arab Emirates donated a laptop to every high school student in Joplin, Missouri, after the city had been devastated by a tornado.
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    Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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    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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    Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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