In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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