Random USA Facts

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    Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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    Strange Illuminati Web Address Takes You to NSA
    Typing 'illuminati' backwards into the address bar, followed by '.com', will take you to U.S. government's National Security Agency website.
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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    President Coolidge
    President Coolidge
    Former US President Calvin Coolidge (1924-28) enjoyed “buzzing for his bodyguards and then hiding under his desk as they frantically searched for him”.
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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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    In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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    Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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