Random USA Facts

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    Cloud Computing
    Cloud Computing
    In 2012, a national survey found that 51% of people thought stormy weather affected cloud computing.
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    In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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    Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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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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    Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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    Pizza Each Second
    Pizza Each Second
    350 slices of pizza are consumed each second in USA.
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    The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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    The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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