Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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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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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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