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    Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
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    A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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    Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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    There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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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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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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