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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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    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 Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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    There is a county in California called Yolo.
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    The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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    United Arab Emirates Philanthropy
    United Arab Emirates Philanthropy
    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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