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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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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 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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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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    Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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    According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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