Ice cream cones were popularized in America during the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a nearby waffle vendor to roll up his waffles to hold the ice cream.
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Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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In downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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