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    Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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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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    The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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    Tim's Place
    Tim's Place
    There's a restaurant in Albuquerque called Tim's Place that serves breakfast, lunch, and hugs - and it's owned by a man with Down's Syndrome.
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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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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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