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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 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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    There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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    Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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