The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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In downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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