Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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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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Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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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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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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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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