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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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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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    According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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    The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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    American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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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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    Australian Gambling Syndicate Bought Almost All Lottery Tickets and Won
    In 1992, an Australian gambling syndicate purchased the majority of combinations in a Virginia lottery. They won, turning their $5m investment into $27m winnings.
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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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