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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Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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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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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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