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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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    There is a county in California called Yolo.
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    Gay Bomb
    Gay Bomb
    The US Air Force researched a “Gay Bomb”: A non-lethal bomb containing really strong pheromones that will make the enemy forces attracted to each other. It won the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize.
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    Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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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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    Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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    In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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