Random USA Facts

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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 Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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    Gay Bomb
    Gay Bomb
    The US Air Force researched a “Gay Bomb”: A non-lethal bomb containing really strong pheromones that will make the enemy forces attracted to each other. It won the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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    Strange Illuminati Web Address Takes You to NSA
    Typing 'illuminati' backwards into the address bar, followed by '.com', will take you to U.S. government's National Security Agency website.
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    President Coolidge
    President Coolidge
    Former US President Calvin Coolidge (1924-28) enjoyed “buzzing for his bodyguards and then hiding under his desk as they frantically searched for him”.
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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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