Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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