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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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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 Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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    Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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    There is a superhero supply store in Brooklyn with a cape fitting room that has a wind tunnel. They also sell oxygen gum, bottled chaos and have an invisibility testing center.
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