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 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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In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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