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    The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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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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    Cloud Computing
    Cloud Computing
    In 2012, a national survey found that 51% of people thought stormy weather affected cloud computing.
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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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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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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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    In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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    Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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