Random USA Facts

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    In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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    Tim's Place
    Tim's Place
    There's a restaurant in Albuquerque called Tim's Place that serves breakfast, lunch, and hugs - and it's owned by a man with Down's Syndrome.
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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 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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    In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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