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    'Licking' and 'Butts' Are Actual Places in Missouri, US
    There's a city named 'Licking' and a town named 'Butts' in the state of Missouri.
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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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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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    According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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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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    Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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