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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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    Arrested for Farting
    Arrested for Farting
    In 2008, a 13-year-old boy in Florida was arrested for excessive farting in school.
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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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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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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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