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    Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    The pink cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. were a gift from Imperial Japan in 1912. They sent more than 3,000 seeds to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
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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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