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    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    Gay Bomb
    Gay Bomb
    The US Air Force researched a “Gay Bomb”: A non-lethal bomb containing really strong pheromones that will make the enemy forces attracted to each other. It won the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize.
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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 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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    Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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