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    There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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    In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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    In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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    No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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    Dinosaur, Colorado
    Dinosaur, Colorado
    In Colorado, USA, there's a small town called Dinosaur. Some of its street names include Brontosaurus Blvd, Brontosaurus Bypass, Stegosaurus Freeway, and Tyrannosaurus Trail.
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    Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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