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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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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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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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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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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203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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