In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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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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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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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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