A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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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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