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 the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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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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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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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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In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.
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