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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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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