In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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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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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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