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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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    In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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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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    There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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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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