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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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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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    Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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    Tim's Place
    Tim's Place
    There's a restaurant in Albuquerque called Tim's Place that serves breakfast, lunch, and hugs - and it's owned by a man with Down's Syndrome.
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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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    In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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