Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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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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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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