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    There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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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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    Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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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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    Cloud Computing
    Cloud Computing
    In 2012, a national survey found that 51% of people thought stormy weather affected cloud computing.
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    Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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    There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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    Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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