Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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There are 189 people named 'Lol' in the U.S.
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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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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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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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