Random USA Facts

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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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    There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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    In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    Cloud Computing
    Cloud Computing
    In 2012, a national survey found that 51% of people thought stormy weather affected cloud computing.
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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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    91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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    Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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