Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 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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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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