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Many oil-producing countries, in particular, have succeeded in converting their natural wealth into physical capital and consumption; but they have failed to build the human capital that can sustain their economies in the future.

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In fact, more than four million people sustain a concussion every year, and these data are just among kids under 14 who were seen in emergency rooms.

And so when kids sustain a concussion, we talk about them getting dinged or getting their bell rung, but what is it that we're really talking about?

In fact, high-school athletes are three times more likely to sustain catastrophic injuries relative even to their college-age peers, and it takes them longer to return to a symptom-free baseline.

Because of our differences, we create and sustain life.

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