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    Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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    In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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    No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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    Dinosaur, Colorado
    Dinosaur, Colorado
    In Colorado, USA, there's a small town called Dinosaur. Some of its street names include Brontosaurus Blvd, Brontosaurus Bypass, Stegosaurus Freeway, and Tyrannosaurus Trail.
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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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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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