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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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    In 2012, a national survey found that 51% of people thought stormy weather affected cloud computing.
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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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    The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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    The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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