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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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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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    There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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    There is a county in California called Yolo.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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