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TIL 13 residents of St. Paul's River in Quebec, which only has a population of about 150, bought lottery tickets (along with one other person from a nearby village) collectively for nearly 20 years before they won a $50 million jackpot. Each person in the group of 14 received a $3.5 million share.

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