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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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    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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    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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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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