Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.
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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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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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