The average American uses eight times as much fuel energy as an average person anywhere else in the world.
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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More Americans have died in car accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought by the United States.
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In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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The weight of air in a milk glass is about the same as the weight of one aspirin tablet.
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A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.
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It's impossible to sink in the Dead Sea without equipment!
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On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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