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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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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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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In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.
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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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The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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