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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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    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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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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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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    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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    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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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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    91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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