There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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16 percent of Americans will receive one speeding ticket this year and it will cost them on average $150 per ticket.
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The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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Saint Augustine, Florida, is the oldest European settlement in North America.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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