In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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In downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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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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