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    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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    Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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