American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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