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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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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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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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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