One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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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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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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Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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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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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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