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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American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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