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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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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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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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    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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    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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    Okay, OK
    Okay, OK
    There is a town called Okay, OK. It has a population of 600 people.
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