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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 the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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    There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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    According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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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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    'Licking' and 'Butts' Are Actual Places in Missouri, US
    There's a city named 'Licking' and a town named 'Butts' in the state of Missouri.
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    There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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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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