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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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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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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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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