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More turkeys are raised in California than in any other state in the United States.


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Rising oil prices have increased Saudi Arabia's annual oil revenues from $98 billion in 1998 to $200 billion today.

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The town of Enterprise houses the Boll Weevil Monument to acknowledge the role this destructive insect played in encouraging farmers to grow crops other than cotton.


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The brand name "Jelly Belly" was created in 1982 after Nancy Reagan made a much-publicized quip about her husband's 20-pound weight gain.


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Located in Sacramento, the California State Railroad Museum is the largest museum of its kind in North America.


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The U.S. is holding 18,000 Iraqis in prisons and detension camps in Iraq.

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Comic duo Cheech and Chong were originally known as Spic and Span before changing due to pressure from Chicano organizations.


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In the mid-70s,28 percent of major league baseball players were African American.Today,only 8 percent are black of American orgin.(About 30 percent of players are Latino.) black players say that the game is now rarely plyed in America's inner cities.

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British pop singer Baby Spice is the great-great-great-great-great-great-grandniece of Archduke William Pinkley-Hogue of Standishfordshire, making her 103rd in line for the throne of England.


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The Iron Door Saloon in Groveland, Ca. claims to be the oldest drinking establishment in the state. It was constructed in 1852.


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Fish have "dandruff" caused by flaking skin, and it is impossible to filter all traces of it from drinking water.


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The first motion picture theater opened in Los Angeles on April 2, 1902.


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The U.S. immigration agency this week reached the 65,000 cap on visas for skilled foreign workers within hours of making those slots available.In past years,the cap wasn't reached for weeks or even months.

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To commemorate ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, U.S. playing card manufacturers replaced "staffs" with "hearts" as the fourth suit in the deck. The world soon followed.


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In Hawaii, the word 'aloha means both 'hello' and 'good-bye'.


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Baby Boomers may become the first generation ever to enter their golden years in worse health than their parents,mostly because of poor diets and excess weight.Recent studies indicate that compared to their parents'generation,people now in their 50s and 60s suffer from more chrinic problems such as high blood presure and diabetes,and are more likely to report difficulty climbing stairs and doing other routine activities.

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The human eye can wink in one-fortieth of a second.


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The Kremlin has been steadily retaking control of Russian media,which had enjoyed a degree of independence in the post-Soviet era.At least 50 percent of domestic news carried by the Russian New Service,the country's largest radio news network,must now be positive, and opposition leaders cannot be mentioned.

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At the time of the Great London Fire in September 1666, London covered 375 acres. Only 75 of these came out unscathed.


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Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death worldwide among people aged 10 to 24.Of the 400,000 traffic fatalities that occur each year.30 percent happen to young people.

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