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    Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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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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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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    Donald Trump's Twitter
    Donald Trump's Twitter
    On 2nd Nov 2017, President Trump's Twitter account was deactivated for 11 minutes by a departing Twitter employee.
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    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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    Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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    Australian Gambling Syndicate Bought Almost All Lottery Tickets and Won
    In 1992, an Australian gambling syndicate purchased the majority of combinations in a Virginia lottery. They won, turning their $5m investment into $27m winnings.
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    Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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