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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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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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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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