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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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    Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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    203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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    Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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    In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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