In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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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 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
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There are 189 people named 'Lol' in the U.S.
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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 is a superhero supply store in Brooklyn with a cape fitting room that has a wind tunnel. They also sell oxygen gum, bottled chaos and have an invisibility testing center.
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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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