There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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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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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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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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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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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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