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    According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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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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    Tim's Place
    Tim's Place
    There's a restaurant in Albuquerque called Tim's Place that serves breakfast, lunch, and hugs - and it's owned by a man with Down's Syndrome.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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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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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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