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| In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die. |
| If you bring a raccoon's head to the Henniker, New Hampshire town hall, you are entitled to receive $.10 from the town. |
| Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego. |
| Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. |
| Columbia University is the second largest landowner in New York City, after the Catholic Church. |
| Bird droppings are the chief export of Nauru, an island nation in the Western Pacific. |
| Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone. |
| A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat your plate. |
| 160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road. |
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