Random USA Facts

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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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    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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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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    Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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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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    Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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