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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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    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    The pink cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. were a gift from Imperial Japan in 1912. They sent more than 3,000 seeds to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
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    There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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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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    91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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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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