In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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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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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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