Random USA Facts

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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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    Gay Bomb
    Gay Bomb
    The US Air Force researched a “Gay Bomb”: A non-lethal bomb containing really strong pheromones that will make the enemy forces attracted to each other. It won the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize.
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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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    Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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    Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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