Random USA Facts

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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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    Dinosaur, Colorado
    Dinosaur, Colorado
    In Colorado, USA, there's a small town called Dinosaur. Some of its street names include Brontosaurus Blvd, Brontosaurus Bypass, Stegosaurus Freeway, and Tyrannosaurus Trail.
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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 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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    There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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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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