In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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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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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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