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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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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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 downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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