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    Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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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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    The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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    Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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    There is a county in California called Yolo.
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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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