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    Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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    According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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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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    Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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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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    There are 189 people named 'Lol' in the U.S.
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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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