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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 the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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    According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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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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    In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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    There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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