The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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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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