In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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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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Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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