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In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.

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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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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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Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.

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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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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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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.

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There's a restaurant in Albuquerque called Tim's Place that serves breakfast, lunch, and hugs - and it's owned by a man with Down's Syndrome.

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