The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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