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    In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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    In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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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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    The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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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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    Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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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 some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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