Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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