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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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    Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    There are 189 people named 'Lol' in the U.S.
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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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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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