The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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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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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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