In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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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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