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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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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