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    Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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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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    Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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    Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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