Random USA Facts

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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
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    Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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    Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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    In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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