According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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