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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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    In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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    Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    The pink cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. were a gift from Imperial Japan in 1912. They sent more than 3,000 seeds to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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    The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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