On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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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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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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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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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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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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