Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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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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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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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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