Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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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 are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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