Random USA Facts

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    In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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    Tim's Place
    Tim's Place
    There's a restaurant in Albuquerque called Tim's Place that serves breakfast, lunch, and hugs - and it's owned by a man with Down's Syndrome.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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    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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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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    There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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