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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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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