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    There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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    The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
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    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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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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    In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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