Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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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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Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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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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