In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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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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The largest hotel suite in the world is located 22 stories under the surface in the Grand Canyon Caverns. One night for two people in this 65 million year old cave is $700.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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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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Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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