The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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