Random USA Facts

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    The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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    Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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    Okay, OK
    Okay, OK
    There is a town called Okay, OK. It has a population of 600 people.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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    The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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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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    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
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