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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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    Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.
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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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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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    The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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    In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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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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