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    The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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    Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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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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    In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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    Tim's Place
    Tim's Place
    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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    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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    91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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