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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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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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    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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    Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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    Australian Gambling Syndicate Bought Almost All Lottery Tickets and Won
    In 1992, an Australian gambling syndicate purchased the majority of combinations in a Virginia lottery. They won, turning their $5m investment into $27m winnings.
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    Okay, OK
    Okay, OK
    There is a town called Okay, OK. It has a population of 600 people.
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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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