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TIL that if you're over the age of 62 and in the US, you can get a free lifetime pass to all federal recreation areas managed by the National Park Service, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, US Forest Service, or the US Army Corps of Engineers for $80.

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