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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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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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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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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