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    In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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    A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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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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    Strange Illuminati Web Address Takes You to NSA
    Typing 'illuminati' backwards into the address bar, followed by '.com', will take you to U.S. government's National Security Agency website.
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    The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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