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    Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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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    There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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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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    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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    A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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    Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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