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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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    Australian Gambling Syndicate Bought Almost All Lottery Tickets and Won
    In 1992, an Australian gambling syndicate purchased the majority of combinations in a Virginia lottery. They won, turning their $5m investment into $27m winnings.
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    Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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