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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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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