Oddly enough I have actually gotten items that have had more than one. There was two noob battalions on the wheel. I was glad to see there was two, since HODS says it is then impossible to get. I got it :-(

Also how come when there are like 5 resources of the same thing (like 5 400k wood) I always seem to hit that?

HODS is nice and all, but I want to know where the heck he got that fact. I do not think it is right. I do not have a screen shot (recording game play is technically against the rules... screenies are ok, but don't got one of those either).