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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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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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    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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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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