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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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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The Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
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Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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