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    There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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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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    Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    The pink cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. were a gift from Imperial Japan in 1912. They sent more than 3,000 seeds to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
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    Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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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 Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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