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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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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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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Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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