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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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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The largest hotel suite in the world is located 22 stories under the surface in the Grand Canyon Caverns. One night for two people in this 65 million year old cave is $700.
4
Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
5
The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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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.
7
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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