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    In the U.S., more than 10% of lottery prizes go unclaimed!
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    "Big Ben" in London isn't a tower, the bell inside the tower is called "Big Ben", the tower itself is called "The Elizabeth Tower".
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    People who drink coffee are less likely to commit suicide than people who don't.
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    No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 8 times.
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    Funeral Poets of Amsterdam
    If you die in Amsterdam with no next of kin and no-one to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.
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    Money Can Buy Happiness
    Money Can Buy Happiness
    Money can buy happiness, but researchers have found that its emotional well-being benefits max out at a salary of about 75K a year.
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    A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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    In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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