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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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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 first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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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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    CDC's Zombie Invasion Plan
    The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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