There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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Richard Nixon was so good at poker that most of his first campaign for the House of Representatives was funded by poker winnings from his time in the navy.
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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