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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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Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.

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Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.

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The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.

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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.

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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.

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The United Arab Emirates donated a laptop to every high school student in Joplin, Missouri, after the city had been devastated by a tornado.

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In Colorado, USA, there's a small town called Dinosaur. Some of its street names include Brontosaurus Blvd, Brontosaurus Bypass, Stegosaurus Freeway, and Tyrannosaurus Trail.

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