Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.
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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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The largest hotel suite in the world is located 22 stories under the surface in the Grand Canyon Caverns. One night for two people in this 65 million year old cave is $700.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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