Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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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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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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No president of the United States was an only child for his parents.
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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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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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