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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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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