Random USA Facts

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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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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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    According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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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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    Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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    Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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    In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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    In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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