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    According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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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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    Okay, OK
    Okay, OK
    There is a town called Okay, OK. It has a population of 600 people.
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    In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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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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    In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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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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