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    Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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    Gay Bomb
    Gay Bomb
    The US Air Force researched a “Gay Bomb”: A non-lethal bomb containing really strong pheromones that will make the enemy forces attracted to each other. It won the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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    Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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    In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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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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    Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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