Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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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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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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