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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    President Coolidge
    President Coolidge
    Former US President Calvin Coolidge (1924-28) enjoyed “buzzing for his bodyguards and then hiding under his desk as they frantically searched for him”.
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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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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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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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    United Arab Emirates Philanthropy
    United Arab Emirates Philanthropy
    The United Arab Emirates donated a laptop to every high school student in Joplin, Missouri, after the city had been devastated by a tornado.
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