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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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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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 Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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