One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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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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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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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 United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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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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