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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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    In 2012, a national survey found that 51% of people thought stormy weather affected cloud computing.
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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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    In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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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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    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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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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