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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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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    CDC's Zombie Invasion Plan
    The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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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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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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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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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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