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    In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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    Okay, OK
    Okay, OK
    There is a town called Okay, OK. It has a population of 600 people.
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    There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    The pink cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. were a gift from Imperial Japan in 1912. They sent more than 3,000 seeds to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
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    In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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